All language subtitles for Family Affair s03e17 Oh, To Be In England

Thank you.

You get out of tunnel to tunnel. The
main thing is you got to have both sides

meet in the middle.

You're being modest, Bill.

The English Channel project has been a
dream of both Monsieur Reynaud's country

and mine since 1890.

With your suggested innovations, it
could become a practical venture.

Well, if my experience with the San
Francisco -Oakland project means

can tell you right now you're not going
to be without a few snags.

But good luck anyway.

I've been authorized to speak for the
Anglo -French Syndicate.

Would you consider remaining on a
consultant basis?

Well, I've got to admit, I like
challenges. That's a pretty big one,

don't know, about a whole year.

I'm going to have to pass that one up.

We had a rather large fee in view, Mr.
Davis.

Well, money's not the point, Mr. Wilson.
I've got a family in New York, two

nieces and a nephew, and I don't want to
be away from them for a year.

Well,

that would not be necessary, Mr. Davis.
Today, with the jet travel, you could

spend many weekends in New York.

Mr. Davis, sir, it's good to hear your
voice.

No, I'm sorry, sir, they're not here.

Sissy's taken them to the park.

Yes, Buffy and Judy.

Hmm?

Oh, well, I trust you'll be arriving on
the Wednesday plane as planned, sir.

Yeah, that's right, I'll be there
Wednesday, French, but there's been a

change in the plans.

I'll tell you all about it when I get
there.

You know, I'll be there Wednesday, but I
still have to fly back here on

Saturday. Right, back to England.

England? Oh, how I envy you, sir.

Well, as a matter of fact, I'm going to
be making my headquarters here for the

next 12 months.

But you're moving your office to London,
sir?

No, no, but I just took a consulting job
on a tunnel.

Oh, congratulations, sir.

Although, if I may say so without
disloyalty, a modern tunnel will never

our truly British institution, sir.

You know, the boat train careening
across the channel from Dover to Calais.

I know how you feel, but you can't stop
progress.

Okay, French.

See you Wednesday, fella.

Till Wednesday, sir.

England.

Home.

Peter's from the zoo.

The monkeys wouldn't eat him.

Oh, thank you. I appreciate your
thoughtfulness.

And I shall disregard the fact that I'm
playing second fiddle to a simian.

Where's your sister?

She went up to Sharon's for a while.
They're going to rehearse the school

I don't know why Sissy wants to be an
actress.

I want to be a truck driver.

Me too.

Yes, well, I'm afraid that Mr. Davis
envisions a different career for both of

you. Oh, you just missed talking to him.
He just called from London.

Gosh, I wish we'd been here. We never
talked to Uncle Bill in London.

Yeah, that would have been nice.

Oh, you'll have plenty of opportunity to
talk to your uncle in the near future.

You'll be returning to England for a
business trip of some duration.

What's a duration?

Oh, in this case, a year.

He's staying in a foreign country for a
whole year?

Poor Uncle Bill.

Oh, I wouldn't feel sorry for him,
children.

Nor for anyone who had the chance to
dwell in the homeland of Chaucer,

Keats, Shakespeare.

Oh, this happy breed of men.

This little world.

This precious stone set in the silver
sea which serves it in the office of a

wall. Or as a moat defensive to a house
against the envy of less happier lands.

This blessed plot.

This earth.

This realm.

This England.

That was beautiful, Mr. French.

Oh, thank you, Suzanne.

From Richard II.

Yes, that's right.

It was as good as Mary Had a Little
Lamb.

Or even Humpty Dumpty.

I'm sure Shakespeare would be gratified.

Guess what, Sissy?

Uncle Bill won't be able to see you in
the school play.

He has to go back and live in England
for a whole year.

Yes, the tunnel project, Sissy.

You mean we won't be able to see him for
a whole year?

That's a long time.

Oh, you'll be able to see him because
he'll be returning on frequent visits.

Now, off to your various baths.

Gosh, he's so lucky. You know, the Royal
Academy is in London. It's the best

acting school in the entire world.

Gosh, London has everything.

How marvelous for Uncle Bill.

For anyone.

For anyone.

I'm flattered. Father should invite a
celebrity here to tea.

A celebrity?

Certainly you're a celebrity.

But then so is my daughter.

She's opening next month in a new play,
you know.

Oh, I see that.

Thank you.

Well, this is a beautiful place you
have, Mr. Wilson.

Yes.

Yes, it is.

We're going to miss it.

You going to sell? Oh, good heavens, no,
no. No, it's just that I shall be in

Hong Kong for most of the coming year,
so... Oh.

Are you closing it up or leasing?

Leasing, if I can find the right tenant.

You might not have to look too far. I
like this place.

Bit large for a bachelor, isn't it?

Not for a bachelor with a big family.

Bill, I didn't realize you'd be bringing
them over.

Neither did I. It'll just now.

Mind if I use your phone?

Oh, certainly. Help yourself.

Uncle Bill, that's the greatest news
I've heard in years.

Us too, Uncle Bill?

Uncle Bill, Mrs. Beezy wants to meet the
queen.

Okay, honey, I'll see if I can arrange
it for you.

What, sir?

What'd you say, Fiffy?

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

It's supposed to be the greatest
training school in the world for

young actresses, and, well, my teacher
says I'm promising, and, well, I know

it's practically impossible to get in.

Okay, honey, I'll see what I can do
about it.

I'm having tea with the professional
actors right now.

Oh, that would be great, Uncle Bill.

Uncle Bill, when you finish that tunnel,
can I crawl through it to France?

I like to crawl through tunnels.

Jody, stop being silly.

What? Oh, yes, we're delighted, Uncle
Bill.

I'll tell Mr. French as soon as he comes
home.

Okay. Uh -huh. A week from Wednesday.

Okay. Bye.

Do I detect the spirit of England, the
playing fields of Eden?

Mr. French, we're going to London.

London? We are?

Yes, all of us.

You too, Mr. French.

Uncle Bill just called.

He's rented a place in the country, and
we're all going to live with him there

until his tunnel job is finished.

Oh, my word, this is exciting.

However, we must remember that we're
gentle folk and act with dignity and

restraint.

One postponed one after another, and now
this one.

Of course it is.

an enormous financial commitment, and at
this time, I can't imagine what went

wrong. The venture seemed 99 % assured.

So is that extra 1%. It'll get you every
time.

Oh, you'll get the tunnel built someday,
I guess.

My daughter?

We'll send her in, please.

Oh, she's checking on the Royal Academy
for my niece.

I'll only interrupt for a moment. Bill,
good news. I've arranged an interview

for your niece at the Royal Academy.

Now, when does your family arrive?

Well, they're not going to be arriving,
Kamala looks like.

After the news we just got, I think I'll
be going home, too.

Oh.

Postponed again.

Again.

Oh, I am sorry. This meant so much.

Well, I meant a lot to the kids, too.

I talked to them Monday night on the
phone. I was telling them all about the

manor house and all about London.

Oh, what a shame.

Some other time, perhaps, Bill.

Well, maybe they can still come.

You know, I built this up so much for
them.

It's kind of up to me to work it out.

When we get to England, we can go see
Sherwood Forest where Robin Hood lived.

And Friar Tuck, that's the one who was
as big as Mr. French.

Bigger. Yes, well, thank you, children,
but I'm sure your comparison was well

intended.

Come on, Buck, let's play I'll Be Robin
Hood.

Okay, and I'll be Fair Maid Marian.

Well, remain within call, Robin and Maid
Marian.

Horworth Castle, near whose rampart Sir
George slew the fire -breathing dragon

and saved the lovely princess.

Mr. French, when we're in England, will
we see any fire -breathing dragons?

I hope not.

Oh, you needn't worry, Buffy. There
hasn't been a fire -breathing dragon in

England for generations.

However, the castle still exists.

Can we see it?

Not that one. But there are several
other ancient castles near where we will

staying.

Oh, boy.

Now I'm going to be able to fight a real
pretend fire -breathing dragon.

And I'll be the lovely princess.

Mr. French, did the office say what time
Uncle Bill was going to get in? Oh,

yes. They said he'd be at the airport at
four.

My word, he should be here any moment.
I'd best get dinner started.

Sissy, Mr. French is going to take us to
some spooky castles in England.

Want to come with us?

Thanks, Jody, but I'm going to be too
busy with my work at the Royal Academy.

Hi. Uncle Bill!

Uncle Bill!

Uncle Bill!

Ah,

this is the best part of any trip.

What? Coming home.

Together is good, too.

That's right.

I'm all packed.

The passport's ready.

Oh, indeed they are, sir.

And I believe I speak for everybody,
sir, in saying how happy we are to be

going.

Oh, Uncle Bill, I'm so excited.

I can hardly sleep at night wondering
about the Royal Academy.

Oh, you know, that friend of mine I told
you about, well, she set up the

interview for you. It's all set.

It's all set?

I won't be able to sleep at all.

You got any mail?

No. Quite a bit, sir.

Uncle Bill, are we going to live in a
spooky castle or a regular house?

Well, kind of in between, Jody. I think
it'll be a regular castle.

I like in between.

Now, this is for you.

Oh, really, sir? I must have missed it.

I've got to call Sharon and tell her
about the Academy.

Why don't you let her read about it?
It'll probably be on the first page of

theatrical section of the New York Times
tomorrow morning.

Sure, Uncle Bill.

It's from my brother in England, sir. A
mark of our family conservatism.

I placed a transatlantic phone call to
him. He sends a postcard to me.

Mr. French, can I please have a spell?

And can I show the picture to Mrs.
Beasley?

Of course.

I'm busy.

My brother is most pleased, sir.

He's arranging a family reunion at the
Rooster and Tankard Inn at Sissingham.

Been a long time since you saw any of
your relatives, huh?

Yes, they're too long.

Boy, Uncle Bill, we're really lucky that
you're going to build that tunnel over

there.

Uncle Bill, can I come and watch you
guys dig it?

Me too.

You know, sir, it'd be a most
interesting and educational thing for

if they could watch you. After all, sir,
they'd be seeing history in the making.

Well, I'm afraid they're not going to
get to see history is being made because

the tunnel project's been postponed.

What will you be building over there?

Nothing. I'm not going to work in
England at all.

You're not? You mean we're going to
England without you?

Well, sort of.

I'll be coming back and forth.

Now, just because I missed out on
something, that doesn't mean you all

So you're going to go to the academy, as
we planned, and you're going to have

your family reunion, and you two are
going to have the time of your lives.

You're going to see Sherwood Forest and
spooky old castles and all that kind of

stuff.

But you won't be traveling with us, sir?

No. Pamela Wilson's going to meet you at
the airport, and I'll be coming back

and forth whenever I get a chance.

That's it.

It's real great, Uncle Bill.

Well, I'd better get cleaned up here.

I'm meeting with the Gahagan people.
Maybe I can reactivate the Canadian

project. I'll run your bath, sir. Oh,
will you be home for dinner?

Oh, I wouldn't count on it.

This dessert is mushy, but nice, Mr.
French.

Thank you.

Custard and fruit and junk.

Will we have this kind of stuff in
England?

Oh, yes. Trifle is a favorite British
dessert.

I'm glad I'm going.

Me too.

We all are. I'm going to run upstairs to
Sharon's. She's just as excited as I am

about the Royal Academy.

Oh, it's a marvelous opportunity for the
budding actress to join Sir Lawrence

Olivier, Sir Michael Redgrave, Sir Ralph
Richardson, Dame Edith Evans, Sir John

Gielgud, all the greats of the
profession.

Hey, Jody, look under the fruit and the
custard. There's sponge cake.

Boy, I could live in England forever.

If you'll pardon me, I'll be running
along.

Oh, will you be long, Sissy?

No. Oh, good, good, because I'd like to
do a little shopping this evening. You

know, souvenirs of America for my
relative.

Okay.

You love a lot of them, don't you, Mr.
French?

Seven brothers and three sisters.

I, Buffy, am the baby.

everything work out with the Canadian
project?

Yeah, sure.

I'm just hungry. I need a chance to eat.

You asked Prince to make me a sandwich?

Oh, I'll make it for you. He had to go
out for a little while.

I put Buffy and Jody to bed a little
while ago, but they're still awake.

I'll say goodnight. Uncle Bill, then
could I talk to you?

Sure. In a minute.

Okay. Hamburger and onions, huh?

Okay.

Hello.

Good night.

Uncle Bill.

You sleep tight now.

Well, I can't. I'm thinking about
something.

You are?

Thinking about England?

Mm -hmm.

And all the fun you're going to have?

Well, not exactly.

But I hope Jody and Sissy and Mr. French
have fun.

What are you talking about?

I was thinking, you'll be here all
alone.

Mm -hmm. Well, I'll manage.

Suppose you get a cold.

You'll need me.

Can't I stay here with you?

Nah, you'd get too lonesome for Jody and
Sissy.

But I'll go with you to visit them.

I love you.

Good night.

Good night.

Uncle Bill, I love you too.

Thought so.

I snuck in. Yeah. You can sleep here if
you want to. I want to.

Okay. What's on your mind?

You always say we're pals, don't you,
Uncle Bill? Sure, we are.

But shouldn't pals stick together?

Mm -hmm.

What are you getting at?

Well, I don't care if Buffy and Sissy go
to England with Mr. French, but us guys

can stay here.

What about all those spooky castles?

I can explore them with you when we go
over there, Uncle Bill.

Wouldn't you miss Buffy and Sissy?

Nope.

Well, not too much.

Well, you're not going to miss them at
all. The castles either.

Thanks for the thought.

I appreciate it.

Uncle Bill, do I have to go back to my
own bed?

No.

I'm glad.

We're pals.

The best.

Oh, that smells good.

I guess there's nothing better than a
good old American hamburger with a lot

onions and junk on it.

You'll make them for the kids when you
get to England, huh?

Oh, Uncle Bill, that's just what I
wanted to talk to you about.

England.

You too?

Well, I know the kids are excited to go
and everything, and I think they should

go. Well, they should go.

All right. Well, with Mr. French over
there with them, you're going to be

here by yourself.

Are you by any chance trying to tell me
that you would like to stay home with me

and keep me company?

Oh, yes, Uncle Bill.

How did you know?

Because I got the same story from the
kids.

From Buffy and Jody?

Yep. They didn't tell me anything about
it.

Well, apparently you didn't tell them
anything either.

And that just about settles it.

We're not going to go to England or any
place else. Nobody is going anywhere.

Nobody?

Oh, my goodness.

What about Mr. French?

I guess we'll have to figure out
something for him.

He sure has his heart set on visiting
his relatives and all that.

Oh, uh, good evening.

Oh, Mr.

French, I fixed Uncle Dill a hamburger.

Good night.

I'll see you in the morning, honey.
Okay.

Good night, sister.

Good night, Mr. French.

If you wish dessert, sir, I prepared
trifle for the children.

Okay, in a minute. Listen, I got some
pretty bad news for you.

It turns out we're not going to be going
to England after all. At least not the

children, so... We're not, sir?

Wonderful!

Wonderful?

Well, yes, sir, there's no other word
for it, sir, except possibly bravo.

Well, you see, sir, ever since you told
us that we would be making the journey

without you, I have been torn by an
insoluble predicament.

Well, firstly, sir, I couldn't possibly
leave the children in England to fend

for themselves, and, well, secondly,
sir, it would be most unfair to leave

here by yourself.

That's just what the kids said.

They did?

Yes, sir, they would.

They would indeed.

Well, I guess you're the one that's
really losing out.

I'm sorry about the family reunion and
all that.

If you want to take your vacation now,
it's okay with me.

No, sir, there's no rush, sir. I can
always go at some future date.

The trifle, sir?

Yeah, please.

After all, sir, they'll always be in
England.