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00:00Hello, you and me had an arrangement, remember?
00:19A nice walk and then a good long nap.
00:22Yes.
00:23All set?
00:24Sorry.
00:25Hello.
00:26Oh, hello.
00:28Well, one foot out the door and a telephone rang.
00:34Let's not be late.
00:35Don't want to keep Mr. Bosworth waiting.
00:44That rudder pedal's still sticky.
00:45Can you take a look?
00:47Well done, Banerjee.
00:48That was much better.
00:49Thank you, but it was as you said.
00:51I needed to adjust more accurately for the wind speed.
00:53Aye.
00:54Listen to the skipper and you won't go far wrong.
00:55A couple more practice flights and we'll be ready for our first long distance run.
00:58Come on, you two.
00:59Better look lively.
01:00Hot pot tonight.
01:02Well done, lads.
01:03Let's go, Johnny.
01:05Is that the one that contains dumplings?
01:07Nah, if there's dumplings, it's stew.
01:09Ah, they are remarkably similar.
01:12As regards to knitted items, the next collection will be on Thursday by 3 p.m.
01:18That's 3 p.m. sharp.
01:21Now, next on the agenda, the Victory Gardens.
01:27I'm afraid to say that since Dot Fawcett's operation has put her out of action,
01:32they are looking decidedly untended.
01:35So I must ask our volunteer gardeners to redouble their efforts whilst Dot is recuperating.
01:41And we are still in need of additional wardens for blackout duty.
01:48So I would direct your attention to the sign-up sheet by the door.
01:53But I must stress that this is a serious responsibility.
01:58Time wasters need not apply.
02:01You know who you are.
02:02Don't want a repeat of last time.
02:05Quite right, Mr. Bosworth.
02:06We certainly wouldn't want to waste anyone's time.
02:10So, last item on the agenda.
02:13Ah, our first land girl has arrived safely with Farmer Danby.
02:16So I'm sure we'll all want to do our best to make her feel welcome.
02:20And that concludes the meeting.
02:23Thank you so much, Mr. Bosworth.
02:26Yes, right. Meeting adjourned.
02:34Do you know Dot had had an operation?
02:36I'd heard she'd been under the weather.
02:38Well, I didn't know it were anything that serious.
02:40I feel awful.
02:42She was like a nan to me and Jenny when we were little, and I didn't even know she were laid up.
02:46Well, you've had a lot to be getting on with.
02:48I know, but the world shouldn't stop just because I've had a baby.
02:52Should it, Jimmy? Hmm?
03:06Curtain shut, and there was light.
03:12This is the way the farmer's boy rides.
03:16Hobble-dee-hoy, hobble-dee-hoy, hobble-dee-hoy, and down into the ditch.
03:23Really shouldn't get him overly excited before bed.
03:26Oh, he likes a bit of excitement, don't you, Jimmy?
03:29Do you? There we are. Do you?
03:31Richard, will you join us?
03:33Oh, no. No, thank you. Not while I'm training, Hamish.
03:35Oh, you've never taught him another new trick.
03:37As a matter of fact, Hamish, sit.
03:40Speak. Good boy.
03:43And shake. Good boy.
03:47Will you look at that?
03:49It's most impressive.
03:51Though it does explain why there's never any cheese.
03:55He's a remarkably intelligent animal.
03:57I'm not surprised his owner was so sad to leave him.
03:59Well, at least he knew he were going to a good home.
04:02I had enough for a lad going off to fight without worrying about his dog.
04:08To all our boys. May we see them soon.
04:12Yeah, yeah. Our boys. Our boys.
04:18As you're aware, Herr Hitler is now sprawled over Europe.
04:23France is out, Italy is against us,
04:26and with our port cities under increasingly heavy bombardment,
04:31we need to hit back. Hard.
04:35In light of this, the decision has been made to expedite all flight training schedules,
04:43which means that the first long distance round to Scotland will take place tonight.
04:48Now, I know that most of you have just finished a day's flying,
04:54but I'm afraid it can't be helped.
04:56Very soon you'll be flying active missions, and you need to be ready.
05:03So, the following air crew will report at 2100 hours.
05:09Harriet. Sir.
05:11Hibbert. Sir.
05:13Banerjee. Sir.
05:15Fielding. Sir.
05:17Murphy. Sir.
05:20Good luck.
05:28All right, it's time for us to turn in, I think.
05:31It'll be all right, love.
05:32I'll call in on Dot in the morning, see how she's doing.
05:35That's a good idea.
05:37I wish I had some biscuits to send with you.
05:40Perhaps I could find her a nice magazine.
05:43Oh, blast.
05:45Something wrong?
05:47They've called an extraordinary meeting of the North Riding Veterinary Society,
05:50some nonsense about members voting rights,
05:53and it's at 9am tomorrow morning, attendance mandatory.
05:57Oh, dear.
05:59Well, that's what happens when you let the post pile up.
06:03Good night. Sleep well.
06:06That means I shall have to cancel yet another clinic,
06:09which means more complaints, but what do they expect?
06:12I'm down from three vets to two, or rather one and a half.
06:15One and three quarters, sure.
06:17We're stretched to our limit just covering the farms,
06:20and then there's the emergencies.
06:22Despite my best efforts, I can't be in two places at once.
06:27There is another option.
06:50You sleep well, little man.
06:58Hello.
07:03Have you seen Banerjee?
07:05I haven't skipped.
07:22Everything all right?
07:24Just checking my calculations.
07:30Look, I know this isn't what we expected,
07:33but you're a fine navigator, Banerjee.
07:35In theory, perhaps, but in practice, I'm under pressure.
07:43I've never plotted a course of this length,
07:45and it's over 400 miles, James.
07:49I'm worried I will let you down.
07:54Come on.
07:57What you need is some fresh air. Come on.
08:04You know, you and I have a lot in common, Banerjee.
08:07We do.
08:08We both like to feel prepared,
08:10and I'm guessing we both tend to worry too much.
08:13I think sometimes perhaps we have a reason to.
08:16You might be right.
08:18The trouble is, it doesn't help.
08:21When I started out as a veterinary surgeon, I was so nervous.
08:25I read everything I could find about bovine and equine anatomy.
08:28I was as prepared as I could possibly be.
08:31But even so, the first time I attended a call of my own,
08:35seeing an animal in pain and distress,
08:38knowing a farmer's livelihood depended on my knowing what to do,
08:42well, I couldn't be more terrified.
08:45I couldn't be more terrified.
08:48But you know, it's a funny thing.
08:50When you have no choice but to focus on the job in hand,
08:53there's a kind of clarity.
08:55Suddenly everything you've learned, all the knowledge,
08:58all the skills you've acquired, they just take over.
09:02And so was the animal saved?
09:05She was, when I delivered my very first calf.
09:09It was quite a night.
09:12It's only natural to feel daunted,
09:14but you can't be more prepared.
09:17I know you can do this.
09:20Good lad.
09:22All right, come on.
09:23Or Herbert's going to think we've both gone a-whole.
09:37It's an enormous responsibility.
09:38I realise that.
09:39Normally I wouldn't allow it.
09:41Not until you'd completed your training.
09:43You can do it, Mr Farnham. I won't let you down.
09:45Well, you'd better not.
09:48Now, obviously your skills are still a bit limited,
09:51so anything you can't deal with, just make a note and I'll look at it on my return.
09:56Perhaps a checklist would be helpful.
09:58Some sort of triage assessment form?
10:02Yes.
10:03Yes, I suppose something along those lines could work.
10:06Excellent, excellent. Leave it with me.
10:09Well, he's certainly keen.
10:31You all right there, Skipper?
10:32You're looking a bit red in the face.
10:34I'm just overheating in all this gear.
10:36Aye, well, you'll be glad of it later.
10:41Well said.
10:42Aye, Skipper.
10:50Training mission or not, you need to treat tonight as the real thing.
10:54You run into enemy aircraft, they won't make allowances.
11:00There's heavy cloud cover forecast further north,
11:02and there's heavy cloud cover forecast further north,
11:04so, Navigator, you need to keep on your toes.
11:08Yes, sir.
11:10All right, men.
11:12Good luck.
11:21Not much of a morale booster, is he?
11:24You sure you're all right?
11:26I'm fine.
11:27I think I just caught that damn cold that's going round.
11:29Ready, Banerjee?
11:31Ready.
11:32Good man.
11:36Skipper!
11:37We need a medical officer!
11:38Please!
11:40Skipper!
12:01I'm sorry, I don't understand.
12:03I thought it was just the flu.
12:05Well, that was my first assumption,
12:07but I ran some tests to rule out other possibilities,
12:10and they came back with something rather unexpected.
12:13I see from your file that you're a veterinary surgeon.
12:15That's right.
12:17Then I'm sure you're familiar with brucellosis.
12:21Oh, yes.
12:22And have you, to your knowledge,
12:24been exposed to any cases in the last couple of years?
12:26Yes.
12:28I treated a herd with it last year.
12:30But you didn't have any symptoms at the time?
12:32No, no, none.
12:34My wife, she was pregnant, so we were worried about her,
12:36but she was fine in the end.
12:39There was no reason to think I caught it.
12:41Well, unfortunately, it appears you had.
12:43Right.
12:45Pain medication and bed rest
12:46will treat the symptoms in the short term.
12:48But I'm afraid the fever may be recurring.
12:51And I'm afraid you'll have to stay in bed.
12:53But I'm afraid the fever may be recurring.
12:56And there's a possibility of delirium.
12:58The bouts will become milder and further apart with time, though.
13:02And don't worry,
13:03there's no risk of anyone catching it from you.
13:05No, I know.
13:06That's one good thing, at least.
13:07Anyway,
13:08you should feel back to normal in a day or so.
13:12When can I get back to active duty?
13:15Well, that's really a question for your commanding officer.
13:18It's just we were about to do a run to Scotland.
13:21I'm out of my career to be stood down.
13:22Well, there's not much you can do about that right now.
13:25If I were you,
13:26I'd just enjoy the rest.
13:45Oh, well, it's a lot of fuss over nothing.
13:47Hysterectomy ain't nothing.
13:49Aye.
13:51Doctor said it were better to be safe than sorry.
13:54Gee, I'm just glad you're on the mend.
13:57Well, they've said I've got to rest for another three weeks.
14:00But I can get about a bit if I go slow.
14:03Are you in much pain?
14:05Not any more.
14:06They've given me some lovely stuff.
14:08I take it at bedtime when I just float off to sleep.
14:11Oh, that's very nice.
14:14And I've got little Frisk here to keep me company.
14:17I tell you,
14:19I thought after all these years I'd be used to being on me own.
14:24But if it weren't for little Frisk,
14:25I'd have gone stark staring mad these past few weeks.
14:31Did you say something about putting kettle on?
14:40Well, these all look very good.
14:43And you didn't run into any problems while I was gone?
14:45No.
14:46As I said, the only slightly tricky case was the budgerigar.
14:48With the ulcerated leg.
14:49Well, that's fair enough.
14:50We can drop in on Mr. Bendix sometime this afternoon.
14:52But no, for your first time flying solo,
14:54I think you've done very well.
14:56In fact, I'm minded to dispense with the hand-holding from now on.
15:00You are?
15:01Well, these triage forms of yours could work rather well.
15:05You do the preliminary assessment.
15:07I take the more complex cases first.
15:09We'd see twice the patients in half the time.
15:11Well, it would certainly speed things up.
15:14There he is.
15:15I was wondering where you'd got to.
15:17There we go.
15:19Now then, have you had a good morning, young Jimmy?
15:22Yes.
15:23So have I.
15:24Thanks for asking.
15:26Doc's put you to work, has she?
15:28What did he offer?
15:29What have I got here?
15:31Quite a good noise, isn't it?
15:34I'll get it.
15:35Thanks, love.
15:38Derby 2297.
15:40Good afternoon.
15:41I'm calling from RAF Abingdon.
15:44I have a call for Mrs James Herriot.
15:47This is Mrs Herriot.
15:49Hold the line, please.
15:54Helen, are you there?
15:57Oh, God, James.
15:58I thought for a minute...
16:00I know, I'm so sorry.
16:01The nurse had to place the call for me.
16:03What nurse?
16:05James, what's going on?
16:06It's fine. I'm fine.
16:07I just had a bit of a fever and a headache.
16:11But you're all right now?
16:12I'm feeling much better.
16:14Do they know what it is?
16:18Yes.
16:19The thing is, they did some blood tests.
16:21Right.
16:22And, um...
16:24It turns out I've got brucellosis.
16:28Brucellosis?
16:31Oh, James, no.
16:32It's not the end of the world.
16:34He must have caught it from the ground under his head.
16:37I was so busy fussing over myself, I should have thought.
16:41We should have done them tests on you, too.
16:44Oh, James, I'm so sorry.
16:46There's nothing to be sorry for.
16:48And like I said, I'm fine.
16:49They gave me something for the headache.
16:51It's not like I'm infectious.
16:53I shall be back in the barracks tomorrow.
16:55But it'll come back, won't it?
16:57I remember it could take months to get rid of it.
17:00I don't know.
17:01For now, it just means it gets a couple of days off.
17:05Right.
17:07Well, that's something.
17:12Here he is.
17:13Sir.
17:17Look, I've been discussing your condition with the wing commander.
17:22And, well, to cut to the chase, he doesn't think you're fit to fly.
17:27Well, no, not at the moment, but...
17:30Not at all, I'm afraid.
17:33What?
17:34That's ridiculous.
17:36Brucellosis isn't a permanent condition.
17:37I mean, it isn't permanently debilitated.
17:39Well, that's true.
17:41So did you explain that to him?
17:42I did.
17:43But the fact is, you can no longer be classed as 100% fit.
17:46And as wing commander Whiteley pointed out, a pilot has to be classed as grade one.
17:51So...
17:53It would seem your flying days are over.
17:56But if I can't fly, what am I supposed to do?
17:59Well, normally, when an airman's grounded, he would usually serve as ground crew.
18:03Ground crew.
18:04But that's not my decision to make.
18:06But that's not my decision to make.
18:09I'm sorry, Harriet.
18:18Either-or, Professor.
18:19The lines people go to to avoid an honest day's work.
18:23And the old bastard didn't even tell you himself.
18:26Apparently it wasn't worth his time.
18:29Have they told you he's replacing me?
18:36It seems we've been assigned Atkinson for the round to Scotland tonight.
18:40He'll be fine.
18:41You only crashed twice in training.
18:43I reckon he's got out of his system by now.
18:49I'm so sorry, lads.
18:50Don't be daft, Skipper.
18:52It's not your fault.
19:02Sir, if you could spare a moment.
19:06I know you've spoken with the medical officer, but I'd like to ask you to reconsider.
19:10Whatever the rules, I'm still a first-rate pilot.
19:12That's not the point, Harriet.
19:13Well, I think it should be.
19:14I beg your pardon?
19:16I'm sorry, sir.
19:17I'm simply asking that I be considered fit for duty.
19:20If you'd passed out half an hour later, I'd have lost five airmen, not just one.
19:25But, sir...
19:26There's a work detail in the morning.
19:27Digging ditches.
19:29If you're fit, join it.
19:44Mrs Tilbury.
19:47Excellent.
19:48Now, we're testing a new system.
19:49Did my colleague give you a form?
19:51Ah, wonderful.
19:52That should speed things up.
19:53After you, Beatrix.
20:02If you'd like to take a seat, I'll be with you shortly.
20:04I'm not stopping.
20:06I'd like you to take this.
20:09My cat, Frisk.
20:10He died in the night.
20:12Oh.
20:13I'm very sorry to hear that.
20:14I found him this morning.
20:16Just lying there under the sofa, poor little thing.
20:19I see.
20:20I would bury him myself, but I've just had an operation, see.
20:24So, I was hoping Mr Farnham might take care of him.
20:28Right, yes, of course.
20:31Leave it with me.
20:36Oh, Mrs Hall.
20:37Everything all right, Mr Calmady?
20:38I've been given a dead cat.
20:40Oh, that's nice.
20:42What should I...?
20:43Well, Mr Farnham usually calls Mallux, the abattoir.
20:46He'll pick up when the next passing.
20:48Right, but for now...
20:49Well, just put it out of the way somewhere.
20:52Jolly good.
20:54Would you like me to let Mr Farnham know?
20:56Oh, no, no, that's quite all right.
20:57I shall inform him.
21:05Frisk.
21:11Frisk.
21:17Terminal.
21:21Call Mallux.
21:31Oh, good morning.
21:33Morning.
21:34Let's put you here.
21:35No, no, no, this isn't right.
21:39Excuse me.
21:41I had a separate pile of masks that had been damaged in transit,
21:45and now, look, I'll have to sort them out all over again.
21:48Unfortunately, my ladies required the additional tables.
21:52Well, that's all very well, but the W.I. and the A.R.P. agreed to share the space.
21:57We did, we did.
21:59We did.
22:01Might I suggest that you place your supplies on this far corner,
22:06and use the fireplace if necessary,
22:08and then I shall instruct everyone that from now on,
22:11that entire area is off limits.
22:15Yes, I suppose that would be acceptable.
22:18Good.
22:19I'll find a way to make it work.
22:20I'm so glad.
22:23That's an excellent haul.
22:24You must have been knitting non-stop.
22:27It's the least I can do.
22:31Brings back memories of last time, doesn't it?
22:34I keep expecting to see Kitchener pointing at me.
22:38That really did make one want to leap into action.
22:41It was certainly effective.
22:43Some of them were a bit misleading, though.
22:46Like the one for the Wrens that said, never at sea.
22:49Turned out that one's strictly accurate.
22:51Oh, you were a Wren.
22:53I was.
22:55Wanted to do me a bit.
22:58Yes, one does feel rather superfluous this time around.
23:03Tricky and I have been asked to vacate Pumphrey Manor.
23:07I'm sorry?
23:08It's being requisitioned by the army as a convalescent hospital.
23:12Can they do that? Just take it from you?
23:15Well, in point of fact, I had already written to the War Ministry offering the use of the house,
23:20but simply hadn't anticipated that I wouldn't be allowed to live there anymore.
23:25When are they coming?
23:26They're moving their beds and equipment in even as we speak.
23:30Poor boys. At least they'll have a pleasant place in which to recuperate.
23:35Where will you live?
23:37Oh, we'll be perfectly happy in the little cottage.
23:40Ah, at least I shall be.
23:42I do worry about Tricky.
23:45I'm afraid he's going to find it terribly pokey.
23:50But then, as you say, we all need to do our bit.
23:53Don't we, darling?
24:02Right, Mr Parker, if you'd like to take Remus into the examination room while I...
24:07Does anyone know where Mrs Morton went?
24:12Right, Mr Parker, what seems to be the trouble?
24:19Who does this belong to?
24:23Terminal?
24:33Terminal?
24:47What were you thinking? You can't go packing healthy animals off to be slaughtered.
24:50I didn't.
24:51What's this? Terminal called Mallux?
24:53Mrs Hall said that was the usual procedure.
24:55Why on earth would you destroy a perfectly good cat over a mild place of mange?
24:59It's the only ailment I can detect.
25:01I very much doubt that's what killed him.
25:03What are you talking about?
25:04What are you talking about? The cat was dead when it arrived.
25:07It wasn't.
25:08It most certainly was.
25:09Oh, for the love of...
25:11I was reliably informed that the animal was deceased.
25:14Is this the cat you're arguing about?
25:16Yes.
25:17No.
25:18That is Mrs Morton's Tibbles.
25:20The cat in question, as clearly marked on the form, is called Frisk.
25:23You mean .4, sis cat?
25:25Well, if that's her name.
25:26So where's this Frisk now, then?
25:32I don't understand.
25:33So now you've managed to lose a dead cat.
25:36That's assuming it was actually dead. I take it you examined it.
25:39Well, I took a quick peek.
25:41A quick peek.
25:44But why did they think it was dead?
25:46I have no idea.
25:50Audrey.
26:09Which one of you's been smoking in my barn again?
26:11Which one of you's been smoking in my barn again?
26:14I've told you before, you don't use bloody matches near hay.
26:18And have the whole place up in flames.
26:20And don't dump that earth in the middle of the yard.
26:22It goes up by the vegetable garden.
26:28I swear, I'd be better off digging the damn thing myself.
26:32What?
26:34Think you're too good for this, do you?
26:36Not at all.
26:37Just because they gave you a uniform, you've done a bit of marching.
26:40I'm actually a trained pilot.
26:41Yeah?
26:43Well, you're here now.
27:06Here he is.
27:11What's happened, sir?
27:12The training mission last night came under fire from the Luftwaffe.
27:15What?
27:17They were halfway back when three German planes came out of nowhere.
27:21It's likely they were returning from the raid on Newcastle.
27:25Our boys were shot down over the North Sea.
27:28The pilot didn't stand a chance.
27:31Atkinson's dead?
27:34Were there any survivors?
27:36They pulled Banerjee out of the wreckage, but it sounds like he's in a bad way.
27:41And Herbert?
27:43It appears he died on impact.
27:46I'm sorry.
27:50I know they were your crew.
27:53Will they be bringing him back? Banerjee?
27:56Out of the question, I'm afraid.
27:59Do you think he'll make it?
28:02I'm sure they'll do what they can.
28:11What the hell do you think you're doing?
28:13Banerjee and Herbert were my crew.
28:15Now, Herbert's dead and Banerjee may not make it.
28:17Have you lost your mind?
28:19They were shot down because you sent them up with a pilot who had no idea what he was doing.
28:22I begged you to let me fly with them.
28:24If you'd listened, if I'd been there...
28:26You really think you could have done better?
28:28You're certain you could have brought them home?
28:30I don't know, but I would have tried.
28:32But I don't think I could have.
28:34I don't think I could have.
28:36I don't think I could have.
28:38I don't think I could have.
28:40I don't think I could have.
28:48Every time I send a man up, I know the odds.
28:54I do my best to improve them, but I don't always have the luxury of choice.
29:00They've got your dick in ditches.
29:02For now.
29:04But you're a vet.
29:06It's a reserved occupation.
29:08They're not going to let you fly.
29:10I'm still a nooman.
29:12Yes, I know, but you're supposed to be a pilot.
29:14If they're not going to let you do that anymore, well, can't they just send you home?
29:19It's not that simple.
29:21I don't see why.
29:23Because I have a duty, all right?
29:25Well, I don't know.
29:26I don't see why.
29:28Because I have a duty, all right?
29:30I owe it to these men.
29:33All right.
29:35So I can't just walk away, not now.
29:39James, is there something you're not telling me?
29:45Look, I should go.
29:47Kiss Jimmy for me, will you?
29:49Sleep well.
29:51You too.
29:56Bye.
30:18Ellen?
30:20Everything all right?
30:22It's dark spring greens.
30:24Must have been a frost overnight.
30:26I thought it'd be safe to put them in because it's been so mild, but I shouldn't have risked it.
30:31Why don't you stop a minute?
30:33I brought us some tea.
30:45I'm sorry.
30:47Is one of your heifers calving?
30:48That's right.
30:49Well, she sounds rather distressed.
30:51And you're an expert on cows, are you?
30:52As well as being a pilot.
30:54Just get on with what you're here to do.
31:06My God, she's going to break my arm before she's done.
31:13Can I help?
31:18If she's not progressing, the calf's probably laid wrong.
31:20Yeah, well, I know that.
31:22The bloody legs are stuck under.
31:24We've been trying for an hour to pull them out.
31:29Let me have a look.
31:31For God's sake, man, I'm a vet.
31:33This is what I do.
31:40You won't have any more luck.
31:42Do you have any binder twine?
31:44I've yards of it, but I don't see how that will help.
31:46Fetch me a line, and I'll show you.
31:48Bert, fetch some twine.
31:54So you need to find the foot,
31:56and slip this loop over the fetlock.
31:59Easy.
32:01Easy girl.
32:04Right.
32:07There we go.
32:10Now you take this,
32:12and pull steadily when I tell you.
32:18All right.
32:21I'm pushing on the hock, so now you pull.
32:23Be careful, don't jerk.
32:26Or I'll be dabbed.
32:31Get another one.
32:36Easy.
32:38Easy girl.
32:44There we are.
32:45All right.
32:48Ready.
32:50Now pull.
32:52Look at that.
32:55Right.
32:57Grab a leg, and we'll have them out in a couple of attacks.
33:00There we are.
33:03Okay.
33:07Well done, that girl.
33:09I guess you are a bleeding expert, after all.
33:18And you're a handsome little fellow, aren't you?
33:19Come here.
33:46Good man.
33:49Good man.
33:56Sir, I signed up because I wanted to serve in the best way I could.
34:00And the men here,
34:02the men I trained with,
34:04men who have relied on me,
34:06I never want to let them down.
34:08It's very laudable.
34:10But,
34:12if I really am no longer of use here...
34:15Perhaps you might be of more use elsewhere?
34:26Your discharge papers.
34:28Sir?
34:30For a trained vet, Herriot.
34:32As I understand it,
34:34you're a very good one.
34:37There aren't too many of you around right now.
34:39I was waiting for you to make your mind up.
34:43Good boy, Norman. Good boy.
35:10Mr. Bosworth.
35:12Might I have a word?
35:14Of course, Mrs. Hall.
35:16Though if it's Women's Institute business,
35:18you should really speak to Mrs. Pumphrey.
35:20No, it's not.
35:22I wish to volunteer to be a blackout warden.
35:25Oh.
35:27Oh, no, I'm sorry.
35:29I'm sorry.
35:31I'm sorry.
35:33I'm sorry.
35:35I'm sorry.
35:37I'm sorry.
35:39I'm sorry.
35:41That's out of the question.
35:43I beg your pardon?
35:45Well, you can't possibly.
35:47We can only accept male volunteers.
35:49Why's that?
35:51I can hardly send out unaccompanied females
35:53into the dark in the middle of the night.
35:55Simple common sense.
35:58I see.
36:00Um,
36:02did that man just turn down
36:04your offer of assistance?
36:06He did.
36:07Well,
36:09the Wrens I knew didn't take no for an answer.
36:13No.
36:15No, they didn't.
36:19Mr. Bosworth,
36:21I'll have you know I were a female
36:23when I joined the Wrens in the last war.
36:25And when I learnt to fire a rifle
36:27and operate a wireless telegraph.
36:29I suppose you would have been...
36:31And I were most certainly a female
36:33when I were on the crew of an arbor launch
36:35assigned to mine-spotting duties.
36:37Many of which, as I recall,
36:39took place at night.
36:41I see, but the thing...
36:43I feel fairly confident I can manage
36:45to ride a bicycle around Derby
36:47and tell people to close their curtains.
36:49Don't you?
36:51It would be most irregular.
36:53Oh, come now, Mr. Bosworth.
36:55You can't deny she's better qualified
36:57than any other volunteer.
36:59And a commanding officer needs troops
37:01he can rely on.
37:03As I'm sure you remember
37:05from your own time in the services.
37:07Yes.
37:09I'm sure I can make some accommodation.
37:12I'll fetch me rota.
37:15Atta girl.
37:29Dot, whatever are you doing?
37:31He's frisked. He's under here
37:33and he's not moving.
37:35It's just like before.
37:37Oh, dear.
37:41Oh, he's gone.
37:43I know he has.
37:45He hasn't.
37:47Not yet.
37:49I can feel that heartbeat.
37:51It's faint, but it's there.
37:53Right, you wait here.
37:55I'll take you straight to Seaford.
37:57I'm coming with you.
37:59Look, Dot, you can't.
38:01You're meant to be resting.
38:03If you're taking my frisk, I'm coming with you.
38:05I'm not letting him out of my sight.
38:07Come on, man, he's your patient.
38:13Yes.
38:15Yes, it's definitely there.
38:17It's still faint, but I think it's getting stronger.
38:19Look, there. He's breathing.
38:21But he weren't before, I'm sure of it.
38:23It was just like last time.
38:25Most peculiar.
38:27It's almost as if he were under anaesthesia.
38:29I mean, one minute he's happy as Larry,
38:31licking me saucer.
38:33Next minute he's out like a light.
38:35He's licking your saucer?
38:38Yes.
38:40Mrs. Fawcett, you mentioned before that you've had an operation.
38:43That's right.
38:45And have you been prescribed any medicine by any chance?
38:48They gave me something for the pain.
38:50I take it last thing at night with my cup of tea.
38:52Something quite strong, weren't it, Dot?
38:54Well, doctor said it were morphine.
38:58Morphine?
39:00And after you take it, what do you do with the spoon?
39:03The spoon?
39:05I put it on my saucer.
39:07Then I think we may have solved our mystery.
39:11What dulls the pain in a human will put a cat out for hours.
39:15No.
39:17I'm afraid so.
39:19It seems Frisk here is in something of a narcotic haze.
39:21From my medicine?
39:23Oh, not to worry. There'll be no long-term effects.
39:25But make sure to put the spoon in the sink from now on.
39:29Would you credit it?
39:31Seems you weren't the only one floated away.
39:33The little devil.
39:37Well done, Mr. Comedy.
39:45Ah, look at him, Frisk.
39:48You're okay, my boy.
40:01Excuse me, is this Darabeth?
40:03I am.
40:04I just...
40:35Hello.
40:38Who might you be?
40:42Oh, you're a fairly chap, aren't you?
41:05Hello there, little man.
41:08You're not so little anymore.
41:13All right, I'm coming.
41:18James?
41:20I don't...
41:22What are you...
41:24I've come home.
41:30Ellen, do you need a nap with these?
41:32Ellen, do you need a nap with these?
41:41I don't believe it.
41:43Mrs. Hall, do we have any clean towels?
41:45Good Lord.
41:47Hello there.
41:55So then Dot says...
41:57Morphine?
41:59No, no, seriously.
42:01Frisk's quite the drug fiend.
42:03Is this the same cat you nearly had cremated?
42:06Well, yes, but...
42:08Oh, you were an honest mistake.
42:11Talking of mistakes, you must have heard the story of James' great cat mix-up.
42:15I don't believe I have.
42:17Well, he'd only been here a day, and he rolled home absolutely pie-eyed.
42:21Actually, Siegfried, would you excuse me and James?
42:24Oh.
42:26Oh, right.
42:28I'll carry Jimmy up.
42:32Come on, lad.
42:37Oh, Mrs. Hall.
42:39It's a little early.
42:41I think a celebratory post proudly...
42:43Oh, good God.
42:45What's all this?
42:47I decided I wanted to do a bit more for the war effort.
42:50I see.
42:52So I've signed up to be a warden.
42:55It's only part time.
42:57One or two nights a week to begin with,
42:59and I'll make sure dinner's ready before I leave.
43:01I don't expect any of that.
43:05I think it's marvellous.
43:07You do?
43:09Absolutely. Good for you, Mrs. Hall.
43:11And I quite agree, we must all try to play our part.
43:16Right.
43:18Well, good.
43:23And I don't look too daft.
43:25Not in the least. You look...
43:28very smart.
43:31Right.
43:34Best be off.
43:36Good luck.
43:44I left Helen to put him down.
43:46She said I was getting him too excited.
43:50Must have been thrilling.
43:52To take to the air.
43:54There's nothing like it.
43:56What a skill to have.
43:58What nerve.
43:59I trust that things were smooth, for the most part.
44:02Training and such.
44:04Well, for the most part, aye.
44:10Well, we can discuss the finer points when Helen isn't missing you upstairs.
44:15For looking after her.
44:17She coped admirably.
44:19And for all you've done for Jimmy too.
44:21Mrs. Hall and I spoiled him rotten. Ruined him entirely, I'm afraid.
44:23Sorry about that.
44:26Good night, Siegfried.
44:27Good night.
44:36Sorry.
44:38We're late by Siegfried.
44:47Are you a dream?
44:52No.
44:54Definitely not.
44:58Feels like it, though, doesn't it?
45:03Shh.
45:05Come to bed.
45:27Good night.
45:57Good night.