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Hello.

he can't attend every function he's invited to.

There's still an official opening.

Yes, yes, I sent a letter.

Well, I mean, he regretted that he wasn't able to attend.

No, no, no, no, but... Paddy, your chef is impossible.

Look, all I'm asking for is ten minutes.

He wouldn't even have to wear this chain.

Get the lead out.

No, sorry.

Could you repeat that?

No, no, no, it's just that... Ted!

Look, forget all about it. Forget it. Yes, all right. Bye.

Ted!

I like the whistle, Larry.

Hey, your suit.

Very nice.

Oh, thank you very much.

the peg, you know. No, I can see that.

Can you?

Look, Ken, how about cutting the motor before you come in to drive?

Well, as soon as you get it level, Harry. I mean, it's quite difficult

uphill.

So what do you reckon?

The base station.

Bloody space station, more like. Come on, give us a hand.

No, Ken. Come on, your clientele aren't watching.

The owner of the Birmingham Hilton doesn't have to do this. You'd have to

him in, wouldn't you?

How do you get on with the mower?

He's had my vote.

Where? Over here.

Next to where the phone's going.

I suppose you've got a licence for it, Harry. Harry, you mind your business.

Yes, Ken, but you're running your business on my property.

Our property.

Thank you, Harry.

No, it's just I feel responsible for you, Ken.

Free enterprise hasn't exactly been your forte.

I'd like to keep a watchful eye on you.

Thank you, Harry.

Wouldn't you be better off with a new one?

Well, yes.

Before I got talked into investing the proceeds of the Ponderosa, certainly I

could afford a new one.

You'll get it back, Ken.

Tenfold. It was a hundredfold before it went in. Quibble, quibble.

Hey, tell me, doesn't this thing presuppose a person at each end?

Harry, I will sort that out.

Well, I hope this is a well -advised move, Ken.

I do.

You let me have it for a thousand quid cash.

Flannery also included a list of his customers.

Flannery?

Flannery's got so many fingers in so many pies, he's got permanent shortcrust

pastry round his knuckles. It's not that bad.

Anyway, where are you going?

I'm going to use your facilities.

Oh. No, wait a minute.

We'll have this off at least.

Oh, Harry. Come on.

Thank you, Ken. Thank you.

I used to go in and out on the Grand in my bike gear, didn't I? The Grand was

different, Ken. A different quality of guest entirely.

Oh, you mean I don't get sales reps anymore?

Well, of course you'll get sales reps.

But what do they represent?

Last night we had Karl Nagerfeld perfume stain.

Oh, really?

Yeah, at the Grand we'd have been lucky to land carbonic soap.

Well, can't you just nail it back off?

My advice, Ken, always supervise everything yourself.

Yes, well, I do, Harry, but I still don't have any water in my flat.

Yes, all right, all right. You'll have to use one of the bedrooms.

You stay there.

I'll get you a key.

Hello, Flannery.

Coming to deliver, were you?

Carl Longville.

Oh, sorry.

That was my fault. I thought the room was empty.

It will be.

No, I'm not a guest.

I'll just clear it up.

Surely a staff can do that.

What? Debbie!

You are a guest, aren't you?

Debbie!

can't even spell guacamole, never mind make it.

You brought me in to supervise the catering. And very well you're doing it,

Gwyneth.

Couldn't you just come to some accommodation, some halfway house?

There is no halfway house with this, Harry.

You have the ingredients and you have the dish.

I'll be gone next week, then you'll miss me.

Mr Crawford, the morning post. Are they wrong? No, but you asked me to remind

you if they didn't. Why, if you can, tell me. A month to get this opening

Oh, but it shouldn't be difficult, should it?

I made some food, a speaker, a bit of publicity.

Yeah, Harry, about your new chambermaid. All I need now is an outbreak of typhus

to wipe out me guests, and I've got me's there.

Bloody engaged.

Yeah. Harry.

Good morning, Romany Riders.

Account number.

Pick up and destination, please.

Better have some answers for the man, Flannery.

Ken! Ken!

It's all right, Harry. I'm going. You can tell your clientele they can uncover

their eardrums. No, no, no. Where are you going?

Well, I'm doing a round of the customers.

Well, now, in Flannery, there won't be too many of them.

Harry, with mates like you, I don't need a bank manager.

Well, I worry about this messenger business, Ken. I really do.

Still, never mind. Look, if you're going anywhere near the centre, would you

bring something back for me? Sure.

What's this?

Well, it's a job, isn't it?

What do you mean, a job?

I mean, I only want you to fetch something. I mean, you can do that for a

can't you? Yes, I know I can, but I'm doing it for a living now.

So put it down there, top line.

First customer, Harry.

Oh, he was on me way right here.

I know I've been after Owen for a while now.

But there you are.

That's all yours.

Grant. Four months back rental.

You'll be carrying on with your concession then, will you?

Well, I don't know.

It's a bad patch.

It's not easy to make your way.

You wanted to get into the business, you take the area I give you.

You persevere, you pay your percentages.

I might move you up market.

That's a very kind offer indeed.

But I'll probably give it a miss.

Concentrate on one of my other business activities.

Equipment had gone.

We checked.

That was my radio equipment, Flannery.

What are you saying?

Somebody might have broken in right after and... You sold it, didn't you?

No. That's how you raise this.

Who do you sell it to, Flannery?

Name and address?

Well, I... I don't know what you... My father asked you who you sold it to,

Flannery. My name of Boone.

As I say, Mr. Plume.

Boone. Oh, Boone. My brother, Bottevard.

We shall not be needing your services anymore.

I'm sorry to say.

Yep. Thank you very much. Okay, Mr.

Patel.

Whitefield Drapery, Oozle Street, York.

Could be your lucky day, Flannery.

You got your head screwed on right.

But if you're lying, I'll strip the thread.

Took you long enough.

Something else for you inside.

Yes, I realise it's last minute and the editor's a very busy man, but I have

been in touch and I didn't receive any reply.

What? Yes, right, the news editor.

Yes, if you could transfer... Oh, I see.

Yes, well, when he gets back from lunch, could you ask him to phone me?

Yes, thank you very much.

That's Led Crystal, that is.

Smarten yourself up for tomorrow. You'll be waitressing.

Is that before or after I make the bed?

It won't be during, will it?

You're here to learn, Debbie.

Remember that.

You may officially be a chambermaid, but I like to think of you as a hotel

management trainee.

Does that mean I get to be hotel manager, then? It means you get to try a

everything.

It also means, more importantly, that you've got prospects.

Now, go on, off you go.

And be careful.

Yes, Mr Crawford.

Thank you, Mr Crawford.

Good morning. Coaching Inn.

Harry Crawford, proprietor at your service.

I want Ken Boone.

He's not here at the moment, but I could take a message. It's a matter of a job.

I want something delivering.

Is it urgent?

Of course it's urgent.

Well, I know where he's gone. I mean, you could phone him there if you want.

Right. Just a moment.

In the Ferndale Centre.

Mm -hmm.

No, no, no, I don't need the telephone number. I'll catch up with him

you Right we'll talk to him

Hello? Go down.

Ken Boone.

Is that your name, is it?

Ken Boone.

He's deaf.

The man's deaf.

What do you think, Parrot? Deaf.

Let me ask you a question.

It ain't a crime to be Ken Boone yet.

All right, what do you want?

You've got something that belongs to us.

And we'd like it back.

A matter of a radio set you bought.

Well, you think you bought it.

Who are you?

The geezer who sold it to you. Well, it wasn't his to sell.

Like my friend here said, we want it back.

All right, just keep this out, OK?

I'll compliment.

Just so long as you're clear on one thing.

You're working for us.

And we take our cut.

Every month.

Let me tell you something, son. I work for myself.

I don't pay a slice to anybody.

Anyone gets on my back, they get a rough ride.

Got it?

Thank you.

He didn't give you his name?

I didn't ask him.

It was a job. I thought you'd be pleased.

Oh, yeah, delighted.

Harry, that is my blood, mate.

You should have a check -up.

I'll pass, not that.

Well, at least go to the police, Ken.

Yeah, and what am I going to tell them? Three geezers in black leather trying to

wipe me out. Where's that going to get me?

The fact is, Ken, it's a very rough trade.

And knowing about bikes isn't enough.

Debbie, in the hotel business, we knock before we enter a room.

There.

You should work for me.

Oh, yeah. Last time we tried that, you nearly ended up in jail.

I was a key prosecution witness.

Just as well, wasn't it?

Thanks, Harry.

So you're going to carry on as if nothing had happened?

Harry, you don't have to get involved.

No, I just have to sit next door to your intergalactic communication centre

taking phone messages for you. Ken, don't be obstinate.

You're out of your depth. Go in for something safer.

Look, if it's the money you laid out that's bothering you, I'll buy you out.

you won't, Harry.

No -one's going to drive me out of that business.

Not a bunch of villains, not you, nobody.

Harry, how could you do this? Not now, Gwyneth. Please, please.

Room 15 on the third floor.

Portal, take your bag. No.

No, no, no, no, no, no. Not necessary.

I've got something to say.

Take your helmet off, Rocky.

I'm a biker.

Bikers have a code of honour.

They look after other bikers.

That guy could have been killed.

What guy?

Ken Boone?

Brakes don't just fail.

Even on my bike, brakes don't just fail.

What happened?

All I know is this ain't no ordinary dispatch company.

There's a couple of jobs for you inside.

Take them when you're finished with the day.

And try not to take all afternoon about it.

Rocking.

Oi, it's so much damage.

You could say that.

Hiya. I'm Debbie Yeath. Well, you might have to use one of the bathrooms again.

You didn't tell our misery guts, did you?

It's just that, well, I live in a squat. I've got nowhere to wash.

I know, you feel that?

You used to be old friends, didn't you?

Yeah, we shared a dorm together at Eton.

Same what in the fire brigade.

But just now he objects to my oily present next to his spanking new hotel.

Mind you, he's got a point.

Yeah.

It won't always be like that.

I mean, once he starts expanding, he'll have a fleet of limos.

You'll be an asset to him then.

I mean, you'll be inspecting the guests before they park their bums on the car's

leather seats.

It'll be a while after I've got this bike together.

Don't you mean if you get the bike together?

Debbie!

How are you finding the hotel business?

Etty.

Yes, the creme de la creme of Birmingham will be there.

Yes, the mayor himself has expressed great interest in attending.

Well, no, he won't, but still... Harry?

Yes, if you feel that the diary will be interested, then maybe you would pass me

over to it. Harry?

God knows what would have happened if Watergate had broken in the Midlands.

Yes, all right, I'll hold on.

Yes, please.

I think I should draw your attention.

You do have... Quite an illustrious guest, staying under your roof.

Oh, yes.

I hadn't noticed him as he signed in, that's all.

Gwyneth, I'm desperate for a celebrity.

Mr. Emlyn Price -Jones, am he?

Oh, yeah.

Member for Carnarvon West for the last 20 years.

Moved the Price -Jones amends, then?

Oh, did he?

Sunday drinking.

Where is he now, then?

In the bar.

Will he do?

He'll have to.

Right, it's 253 feet, about 16 brake horsepower at 6 ,500 RPM. OK?

It's there if you want it.

Let me think about it.

Thanks.

Now then, sir, what can I do you for?

Who's that then, Greasy?

Mr Boone.

BSA, A65, vertical twin, if I'm not mistaken.

Well, this morning you wouldn't have been.

Oh, dear me, Mr Boone.

Nothing gone awry, I trust.

Maybe half of it. I need some bits.

Well, now, why don't we start at the front and work backwards?

One more time.

There you go, love.

Thanks, Mrs J.

I thought y 'all got a job.

I thought y 'all got a job.

Yeah, I am. Honey, I've got a lot of things to think about, that's all.

Give you plenty of room, then.

Oh, it hurts, Mr Boone. It goes against the grain.

Spitfire force and a lightning.

Yeah, but this is an emergency, Grovesy.

Even so, Mr Boone. How much do I owe you?

What's that?

Uh, Norton Commando, about, uh, 1972, I should think. Yeah, yeah, I know that.

Where's the geezer who owns it?

Rocky? Oh, he should be around somewhere.

That is, he should be with Romany Riders.

Not an altogether pleasant bunch.

No, I think I've come across them. Where do they hang out?

Well, I imagine I should have an address in the office. Or we could simply ask

Rocky. No, leave him where he is.

Listen, can I play this stuff with you for a while? Can you lend me a pair of

wheels? Yeah, take mine, the Triumph.

Typical politician.

Oh, I'd love to.

If only I could.

Agricultural conference, first thing.

Harry, I'm sorry.

You did your best, goodness.

Er, how's the smorgasbord?

Yeah, erm... Morning Post.

Diary, please.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes, well, that's par for the course.

Tell me, how long will the union meeting go on for?

If we want him to work for us... He has to be docile.

I mean, look at Flannery.

I tell you, if some sick bloody paddy thinks he can double -cross us, we must

going soft.

Did you try to reason with him, Mickey?

He wasn't that soft. He wasn't, did you learn that?

Well, how do you know you've convinced him of anything?

One small operator rebels and it's the beginning of the end.

There's no law that says we can run franchises.

The law says the opposite.

We run them because we've got a knuckle.

And that means nobody works outside of Birmingham unless they pay us to.

You still don't get violent without my say -so.

Yeah, well, it's all right for you, isn't it?

Sitting here.

Well, yes, it is, but it's...

The old story, Mickey.

You do as I say, or you walk out that door and you don't come back, son.

We'll give him another chance.

We'll talk it over.

Explain the situation.

I'll come along with you.

I'll show you how it's done.

You're going to inherit this business one day, Mickey.

I want to make sure you can run it.

Hello, boys.

Our own service.

No, that's not me.

Oh, well, way there, isn't it?

Yeah, OK.

It's about doing the thing I don't do around here.

Watch your hands.

Are you trying to tell me you can't make it?

You can?

Oh, that's marvellous.

Twelve o 'clock, then.

Westminster Road.

Yeah, I look forward to seeing you.

A gentleman of the press will be present. We have publicity.

Excuse me.

What do you think you're doing here?

I just... We're within a stanch throw. A solid old constabulary. They'll be here

in minutes, Linda.

I was told I could find Ken Boone.

Oh, you were, were you?

Well, you can just turn straight round and tell the person who told you to

him alone. Now, I'm not afraid of you. I'll have the law on you quicker than

that. Look, I've just got to tell him. You tell him nothing. I saw the state of

him last time you people had a conversation with him. Now, you shut

and your eyes around here once more and I'll have you inside. You hear me?

Inside!

You fell over?

That's not unheard of.

Didn't I... Didn't I want something?

A bottle of whiskey?

I'll have someone send it up for you.

You stay right there. No, I... A bottle of whiskey for

room 15.

Don't ask, I'm finished.

The lady at the job centre never said it'd be like this.

What's that?

Are you giving me your marching orders?

Not exactly, but I'm looking for another job.

You've got a job, haven't you?

Yeah, but I'm having my doubts about being management trainee now.

Well, I'm having my doubts about being a dispatch rider.

You're going to need someone to operate that radio, aren't you?

Yeah, I know, but...

Well, you see, that'd be sound for me, because electronics and all, I can do

that. I did a course on it, and I'm great with bikes.

I haven't got any work for you, love. I can't afford to pay you.

I could put this area up for you.

Look, it's not that I don't want to employ you. Look, as a favour for

Think you want to go home?

You haven't seen where I live.

How's your head for heights?

Sam? That's the guy we're going to talk into lying, is it?

I tell you, people like that, we've got to be harder, not softer.

Those sort of men don't knuckle under.

Then you're just going to let him run free?

You can convene the chapter, can't you, Mickey?

Yeah? Well, convene it.

When did I last see you looking this smart?

Probably when Dorian was around.

Not even then, mate.

Not even then.

Funny, isn't it, how both our exes ended up in Spain?

No, I don't think it is, Ken.

I don't think it is.

Spain's the place you run off to, isn't it?

England's the place where you stay and fight it out.

Leading officer Crawford, smoky boon, dashing round factory blazes, gas

going up.

Two -inch shrapnels zinging past our ears.

We had it then, mate, and we've still got it.

Give or take a lung.

No, Ken.

Up there.

Doggedness, perseverance, obstinacy, if you like.

You were right yesterday, mate. Nobody tells you what to do, nor me either.

It may not be fashionable to say so, Ken, but that's the spirit that made

Britain great.

Oh, leave out the rhetoric, Harry.

It's me you're talking to, mate, not the press.

What I mean, Ken, is that we're at the forefront of a new era.

The economic revival's underway, and we're at the front of it.

The new Britain's camp, you and me.

Growth is the watchword. Ever onward, ever upward.

Yeah, well, do you think I'm going to turn my water on now the economic

revival's underway?

Oh, I forgot to tell you, with all the fuss.

One of them turned up yesterday.

One of who?

Those blokes who were trying to run you out of business. Big fella. Black

leathers. Smoked visor.

Oh, yeah. Sounds familiar.

I saw him off. Did you?

No problem.

Good man, Harry.

They're on their way.

Now, Mickey, they understand how far I want them to go, huh?

Don't be silly, Dan.

The movie coming up, or what?

No, no, no, no, no. I want the organizer of the Carlisle Dairy Conference,

please.

No.

Price Jones.

Price Jones.

No.

No.

No,

there's no chance I'm afraid, no.

I had an effort.

Not turned up for work?

Oh, that's marvellous.

That's today's youth, that is. Debbie, absent.

Well, she's sick. Not half as sick as me.

I'm understaffed as it is, Ken, and this is my big day. Oh, don't panic, Harry.

I'll help you.

No, I couldn't ask you. Will you?

Price Jones, what's he doing here?

I thought he was checking out early.

Mr Price Jones?

Could I make one final entreaty, do you think?

It's now only an hour from the reception.

Now, I know you're on your way to Carlisle, but if you could just stay to

our delightful buffet.

I was on my way to Carlisle. Not anymore.

Now, I realise you're a very busy man, but as this is our public opening, I

wondered if you might like to say a few words.

I don't mean this.

Oh, that's smashing, Mr Price Jones.

I mean, it's not every day that a new hotel's opened, is it?

Hey, Gary's after your blood, you know. You're over three hours late.

Look, I'll work for nothing.

Huh? Oh, I hate it over there.

I'm wasting me time.

And Mr Crawford.

You're going to need someone in the long run.

Might as well be me.

Look, you're better off over there, kid.

Oh, no way.

Debbie do this, Debbie do that, all the frigging time.

If I wanted to be a slave, I'd stay at home.

No, I've made me mind up.

Our misery guts.

Hey, wait a minute.

How about 30 quid a week?

Plus your bus fare.

How's that?

Where are you going?

I'm going to slum my nose in our Crawford. It's not quite the right

Look, just leave that out.

I'll deal with him.

OK.

Where do you want the volleyball, Smith?

Just there, look, please.

Still smells of paint in here.

Might just as well have served this in paint tins. Oh, sorry,

Gwyneth. Oh, I'm just nervous.

No, it's perfect.

Perfect.

Mr. Murray.

Chairs. Yeah, down the hatch. No, chairs. Ken, could you set them up,

mate? Right, yeah.

Look, it's about Debbie.

Is she in? No, not exactly. Well, when she does arrive, she's fired, I can tell

you that.

Oh, Debbie.

Wired, eh?

That's right.

So what is this

coat for me?

At the hotel.

Did we turn it over?

Oh, Nicky.

Whatever gets in your way.

Of course it wasn't in

anything like this shape when I took it over.

It's had a complete refit. And you capitalised the whole project yourself?

Yes.

Well, pretty much.

90%. More wine, gentlemen.

Oh, yes, and do try our buffet. I think you'll find it representative of the

standard of cuisine I shall be establishing here.

Here comes your star, Tony.

Oh, Mr Price, Jones.

Please, let me get you something.

Oh, I see you're already provided for.

You've given up work now.

We'll never get you out of here.

I think they're about ready for you now, Mr

Price -Jones.

Where do you want me to go?

This way, sir. This way, please.

Ken, would you clear the podium, please?

There will be full press coverage, of course.

Well, I don't see many tickets in Atbans, Harry.

Well, where the bloody hell are they?

Morning Post.

There you go.

Sorry. On the phone.

I'll put it through to your office. Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your

attention, please?

Can I ask a little quiet?

Quiet, please!

But yesterday you said you'd send someone.

I don't understand.

Oh, the diary reporter's sick.

Well, how many have you got?

Oh, I can see that's a 100 % disaster, then.

You're not pulling him out of there this side of Christmas.

Yes, well, the space on your page is nothing to the ones in my hotel room.

I was depending on that publicity.

And now what am I supposed to do?

No wonder they didn't want to hold the Olympic Games here. It's all I can say.

Just a minute.

Yes,

listen. Listen, I've just had an idea that could solve both our problems.

What if I was to send along some publicity photos?

Could you slot them in?

Revolt, Dutch and Fraser.

They are the aims in which this party believes.

And this party believes, the country believes.

Sir, I think you will agree with me that the spirit that has been shown here

in the embodiment of Mr... of Mr...

It's exactly the kind of enterprise, exactly the sort of get up, get

up and go that is putting this nation back on its feet again.

The deadline's 4 .30.

All right, no problem.

We'll get going. All right, Harry, all right.

Oh, God, now what's happened?

What are you doing here?

Waiting.

I beg your... Yeah, well, never mind. Look, get on to Ken.

Tell him if he gets the film there in half an hour we're in.

Otherwise we're drunk.

Thing is, Mr Crawford, I like to think of myself as a bit of a trainee at the

moment.

Well?

I'm doing me best.

Debbie, take my advice.

Never fall back on that one.

It's results that matter in this life.

Well, now.

You're going to get what's coming to you, my friend.

And believe you me, it ain't a slap on the wrist.

Don't try and look round.

I mean, they'll keep their curtains well closed round here.

Milfarm Estate, get a place round here, quick! Leave it to me!

Olivia!

He hasn't stopped.

Is that your name, Rocky?

Uh -huh.

Harry, listen, small earthquake in Wolverhampton, that's the problem.

I can't hear you. What did you say?

Now, the news is you're in. You've got half the diary paid to keep the front

doors open, ready for the rush.

Have you had a work?

Uh -huh. Not anymore?

Oh, great.

Come on, move it.

Texas Rangers, Texas toughest men.

The Texas Rangers, there they ride again.

They ride in thunder.

They ride in rain.

It makes one wonder if they feel no pain.

They never falter. They never fail.

They hang their halter on a rusty nail.

Texas Rangers, Texas toughest men.

Texas Rangers, there they ride again.

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