1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:04,041 Mr Shelby, you're not yourself. I should call a doctor. 2 00:00:04,161 --> 00:00:07,481 It's just myself talking to myself about myself. 3 00:00:07,601 --> 00:00:10,281 Michael, you're going to New York. 4 00:00:10,401 --> 00:00:11,401 Why? 5 00:00:11,521 --> 00:00:15,281 Because the company has business to attend to in america. 6 00:00:15,401 --> 00:00:17,681 You knew I was going to be shot... 7 00:00:18,921 --> 00:00:21,041 And you chose not to tell me. 8 00:00:22,281 --> 00:00:23,641 I chose my mum. 9 00:00:25,281 --> 00:00:29,961 Returning officer: Thomas Shelby, labour party, 48,564! 10 00:00:30,081 --> 00:00:32,601 (Cheering) 11 00:00:36,721 --> 00:00:38,401 I've been to a doctor on your behalf. 12 00:00:38,521 --> 00:00:41,961 It starts when you stop. When you rest. 13 00:00:44,721 --> 00:00:47,321 (Voices echo) 14 00:00:57,001 --> 00:00:59,321 Mr Shelby, you're meant to be resting. 15 00:01:01,761 --> 00:01:03,561 I have learnt something, Frances. 16 00:01:05,081 --> 00:01:08,481 There's no rest for me in this world. 17 00:01:08,601 --> 00:01:10,601 Perhaps in the next. 18 00:01:21,561 --> 00:01:24,121 (Wind whistles) 19 00:01:41,521 --> 00:01:43,681 (Phone rings in the distance) 20 00:02:29,281 --> 00:02:30,321 Arthur. 21 00:02:30,441 --> 00:02:33,721 "We cannot give you the assurance you are asking for. 22 00:02:35,281 --> 00:02:38,001 "We expect payment in full." 23 00:02:39,481 --> 00:02:41,281 Here's my favourite part. 24 00:02:42,521 --> 00:02:46,881 "We have never even heard of your people, 25 00:02:47,001 --> 00:02:51,281 "so we are not afraid of your threats." 26 00:02:51,401 --> 00:02:57,321 And they've signed it "the angels of retribution". 27 00:03:29,481 --> 00:03:31,321 They say they haven't even heard of us. 28 00:03:31,441 --> 00:03:34,961 So tell aberama and Isiah to introduce themselves. 29 00:03:35,081 --> 00:03:36,441 And, Finn... 30 00:03:36,561 --> 00:03:37,561 You stay out of it. 31 00:04:40,321 --> 00:04:42,401 (Phone rings) 32 00:04:50,841 --> 00:04:52,921 (Ringing continues) 33 00:05:19,601 --> 00:05:20,921 Wait. 34 00:05:21,041 --> 00:05:22,601 Wait, wait. Say that again. 35 00:05:26,841 --> 00:05:28,481 No, that cannot be possible! 36 00:05:37,081 --> 00:05:38,961 (Moans softly) 37 00:05:53,361 --> 00:05:56,881 Peter, my beautiful pilot... 38 00:06:01,521 --> 00:06:07,721 Now will you please fly me and my winnings back to england? 39 00:06:09,121 --> 00:06:10,881 (Dog barks) 40 00:06:18,961 --> 00:06:21,121 Ten spoonfuls of sugar for me, please. 41 00:06:22,481 --> 00:06:23,921 Where's that full one? 42 00:06:24,041 --> 00:06:25,841 Look, ru by. 43 00:06:25,961 --> 00:06:27,481 Daddy's back from his call. 44 00:06:28,841 --> 00:06:32,801 Everything's going to be all right now. 45 00:07:21,161 --> 00:07:23,241 (Door crash es) 46 00:07:36,881 --> 00:07:38,801 Oh, no, no. 47 00:07:38,921 --> 00:07:40,441 No, no, no, no, no, no. 48 00:07:41,761 --> 00:07:43,921 (Rapid ticking) 49 00:07:50,561 --> 00:07:53,201 Oh, no, no. 50 00:07:53,321 --> 00:07:55,121 (In hales) 51 00:07:58,441 --> 00:08:00,721 - (Phone rings) - Hello? 52 00:08:00,841 --> 00:08:02,641 Arthur! Arthur, where's Tommy? 53 00:08:09,401 --> 00:08:11,521 Just get to him and tell him that we've lost the lot. 54 00:08:11,641 --> 00:08:13,561 Stay there. You stay put. 55 00:08:13,681 --> 00:08:15,601 You'll hear from Tommy. 56 00:08:17,161 --> 00:08:19,401 Arthur, what are you talking about? How is that possible? 57 00:08:19,521 --> 00:08:21,401 It's possible because, this morning 58 00:08:21,521 --> 00:08:23,881 in New York City at 6am, 59 00:08:24,001 --> 00:08:27,481 the wall street stock exchange crashed 60 00:08:27,601 --> 00:08:29,401 like a steam train. 61 00:08:29,521 --> 00:08:31,841 We were most definitely on board. 62 00:08:31,961 --> 00:08:35,561 (Shouting an d screaming) 63 00:08:39,881 --> 00:08:41,641 Fuck it. 64 00:08:41,761 --> 00:08:43,961 (Confused shouting) 65 00:08:54,961 --> 00:08:57,241 - Oi! Come on, get changed! - Jesus Christ! 66 00:08:57,361 --> 00:08:58,841 Bring the car round! 67 00:08:58,961 --> 00:09:01,001 (Women shout) 68 00:09:06,641 --> 00:09:09,321 We've got to get out of here. Hurry up. Come on! 69 00:09:09,441 --> 00:09:11,561 I'm going! 70 00:09:11,681 --> 00:09:14,561 Change of plan. We're not going to London any more. 71 00:09:14,681 --> 00:09:17,641 - We're going straight to Birmingham. - There are other passengers. 72 00:09:17,761 --> 00:09:18,761 Not any more. 73 00:09:18,841 --> 00:09:21,081 (Child cries) 74 00:09:46,801 --> 00:09:48,721 If you're going to england, I'm coming with you. 75 00:09:48,841 --> 00:09:50,801 - No. No. - I love you, you love me. 76 00:09:50,921 --> 00:09:53,441 - That's the truth. - Gina, wait, come on. 77 00:09:53,561 --> 00:09:55,121 I want to meet your family. 78 00:09:55,241 --> 00:09:56,281 No, you don't. 79 00:10:04,521 --> 00:10:06,721 (Gunshot) 80 00:10:10,761 --> 00:10:11,761 (Gunshot) 81 00:10:11,801 --> 00:10:12,801 Argh! 82 00:10:40,321 --> 00:10:42,241 Nowyou've heard of us. 83 00:10:44,761 --> 00:10:45,761 (Gunshot) 84 00:10:51,961 --> 00:10:53,601 Come on. 85 00:10:53,721 --> 00:10:55,321 Couch. Couch! 86 00:10:55,441 --> 00:10:58,881 Put something down for the blood. My sister'll fucking kill me. 87 00:10:59,001 --> 00:11:00,601 - (Glass smashes) - Be fucking careful. 88 00:11:00,721 --> 00:11:02,881 She spends thousands of pounds on this shit. 89 00:11:03,001 --> 00:11:04,401 Argh! 90 00:11:04,521 --> 00:11:07,001 - Get me some booze. - Ah! 91 00:11:10,121 --> 00:11:11,721 (Finn screams in agony) 92 00:11:11,841 --> 00:11:14,041 Just fucking get the thing out of me and sew me up. 93 00:11:14,161 --> 00:11:15,281 Just do it. 94 00:11:18,361 --> 00:11:20,121 Peaky boy, give me your blade. 95 00:11:26,361 --> 00:11:27,641 That's enough. 96 00:11:27,761 --> 00:11:30,121 Don't want you throwing up on your sister's furniture. 97 00:11:30,241 --> 00:11:31,721 (Finn whimpers) 98 00:11:31,841 --> 00:11:35,041 - You know what you're doing? - I've done this a thousand times. 99 00:11:35,161 --> 00:11:39,121 I once took a bullet from between two ribs, one inch from the heart. 100 00:11:39,241 --> 00:11:40,681 Mind you, it was a horse. 101 00:11:40,801 --> 00:11:42,561 And the horse did die. 102 00:11:45,441 --> 00:11:46,641 (Finn groans) 103 00:11:52,801 --> 00:11:54,201 (Finn pants) 104 00:11:57,121 --> 00:11:58,121 There you go. 105 00:11:58,161 --> 00:11:59,401 Just a little one. 106 00:12:01,001 --> 00:12:04,641 - What the fuck is going on? - Oh, fuck. 107 00:12:04,761 --> 00:12:06,481 Hello, Ada. 108 00:12:06,601 --> 00:12:08,961 Get out, both of you. 109 00:12:17,001 --> 00:12:18,041 Push this on the wound. 110 00:12:18,161 --> 00:12:19,801 - Keep up the pressure. - Get out. 111 00:12:21,401 --> 00:12:22,401 I'm so sorry, Ada. 112 00:12:22,481 --> 00:12:24,881 They broke a statue of some thin woman. 113 00:12:25,001 --> 00:12:27,081 Fucking statues. 114 00:12:27,201 --> 00:12:28,921 What has Tommy told you? 115 00:12:29,041 --> 00:12:31,601 - Shelbys stay out of the sporting stuff. - What? 116 00:12:31,721 --> 00:12:34,081 - To maintain his fucking reputation? - Oi! 117 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:36,521 You listen to me. 118 00:12:36,641 --> 00:12:37,761 We've got a chance. 119 00:12:37,881 --> 00:12:40,321 Tommy has given us that chance. 120 00:12:40,441 --> 00:12:44,481 He's got power, we've got money and our past is left behind us. 121 00:12:44,601 --> 00:12:48,041 And you've got a precious young life, Finn, you fucking idiot. 122 00:12:48,161 --> 00:12:50,257 Three inches to the left and that would have been gone. 123 00:12:50,281 --> 00:12:51,281 (Finn winces) 124 00:12:54,041 --> 00:12:56,441 You've got nothing to prove, Finn. 125 00:12:56,561 --> 00:12:59,521 You have got nothing to prove. 126 00:13:06,921 --> 00:13:09,121 Daddy! Daddy! 127 00:13:09,241 --> 00:13:11,697 Come here, you. Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here. 128 00:13:11,721 --> 00:13:12,921 Ooh! 129 00:13:13,041 --> 00:13:15,641 Now, what have you been up to, eh? 130 00:13:15,761 --> 00:13:17,001 Get it done, Johnny. 131 00:13:20,721 --> 00:13:22,601 All right, you heard the man. Let's go. 132 00:13:31,081 --> 00:13:32,761 Where's Charles? 133 00:13:32,881 --> 00:13:35,361 He's in the wagon. He won't come out. 134 00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:37,401 He heard Johnny talking rokker. 135 00:13:37,521 --> 00:13:39,881 He understands more gypsy than we think. 136 00:13:40,001 --> 00:13:42,001 He heard him say you shot the horse. 137 00:13:42,121 --> 00:13:45,201 I told him it was mercy. I said it's what you do when a horse gets sick. 138 00:13:45,321 --> 00:13:46,601 He doesn't understand. 139 00:13:47,921 --> 00:13:50,881 Dad, why did you shoot him? 140 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:58,121 Charlie, get out here now. Let's get it done. 141 00:13:58,241 --> 00:13:59,241 (Horse neighs) 142 00:14:00,281 --> 00:14:02,521 Charles? Come here. 143 00:14:11,841 --> 00:14:13,001 Now, listen to me. 144 00:14:15,361 --> 00:14:18,041 Your horse was sick. He was in pain. 145 00:14:18,161 --> 00:14:20,457 The vet couldn't do anything, even curly couldn't do anything. 146 00:14:20,481 --> 00:14:21,681 I put him to sleep. 147 00:14:22,801 --> 00:14:24,361 - It's what you do. - No! 148 00:14:24,481 --> 00:14:25,881 It's what you do. 149 00:14:26,001 --> 00:14:30,641 Shoot horses, shoot people. Everybody says. 150 00:15:08,921 --> 00:15:10,801 Dangerous, my beautiful horse. 151 00:15:13,641 --> 00:15:14,961 Too wild to race. 152 00:15:16,481 --> 00:15:18,001 Wouldn't take the reins or the whip. 153 00:15:20,321 --> 00:15:21,921 Should have been a war horse. 154 00:15:23,801 --> 00:15:25,241 Got tired of the pasture. 155 00:15:27,961 --> 00:15:30,481 Couldn't stick the peace and quiet, gave up on life... 156 00:15:32,161 --> 00:15:33,441 And is now free. 157 00:15:37,921 --> 00:15:38,921 In the bleak... 158 00:15:43,921 --> 00:15:45,001 You're crying. 159 00:16:20,841 --> 00:16:21,881 I'm sorry. 160 00:16:22,001 --> 00:16:24,921 - I didn't know your boy spoke rokker. - (Horn beeps) 161 00:16:25,041 --> 00:16:26,521 Fill it in, Johnny. 162 00:16:32,321 --> 00:16:33,321 It's fine. 163 00:16:34,441 --> 00:16:36,801 I've called the house, the office. 164 00:16:36,921 --> 00:16:38,681 But if I tell you... 165 00:16:40,281 --> 00:16:41,521 You won't believe it... 166 00:16:44,081 --> 00:16:45,601 So I'll show you. 167 00:16:45,721 --> 00:16:46,721 Huh? 168 00:16:59,841 --> 00:17:03,001 I told Michael on Friday this was going to happen. 169 00:17:05,001 --> 00:17:11,521 Fucking Michael... said he was advised by the broker that prices would rebound. 170 00:17:11,641 --> 00:17:13,921 Everybody was told the same thing. 171 00:17:25,961 --> 00:17:27,441 - Michael held on? - Yeah. 172 00:17:44,601 --> 00:17:47,641 - Michael held on? - Yeah. 173 00:17:53,521 --> 00:17:56,601 And carried on dancing and playing... 174 00:17:57,841 --> 00:17:59,361 And fucking in the snow. 175 00:18:04,161 --> 00:18:05,681 Charlie, come out here now! 176 00:18:07,041 --> 00:18:08,841 Kid never fucking listens. 177 00:18:08,961 --> 00:18:11,041 Never listens, Lizzie. 178 00:18:12,881 --> 00:18:18,921 (Shouts) What do I have to do to make people fucking listen to me?! 179 00:18:19,041 --> 00:18:21,161 Holy fuck. 180 00:18:21,281 --> 00:18:23,041 What do we do now, Tommy, eh? 181 00:18:26,761 --> 00:18:27,801 What do we do? 182 00:18:32,241 --> 00:18:37,681 Lizzie, you go with Arthur to Birmingham, you stay in the midland hotel. 183 00:18:37,801 --> 00:18:42,521 Arthur, call a full meeting of the board of directors tomorrow at noon. 184 00:18:42,641 --> 00:18:44,361 A full fucking meeting. 185 00:18:44,481 --> 00:18:47,161 What about today, eh? What's wrong with today, Tom? 186 00:18:47,281 --> 00:18:49,361 - I need to do some thinking. - Oh, yeah. 187 00:18:49,481 --> 00:18:51,041 Oh, you do that best on your own, 188 00:18:51,161 --> 00:18:53,961 - don't you, eh? - I won't be on my own. Never on my own. 189 00:18:54,081 --> 00:18:57,841 Lizzie, you have the driver come back tomorrow. 190 00:18:57,961 --> 00:19:01,041 And, Arthur, tell my boy... 191 00:19:02,081 --> 00:19:05,521 That sometimes death is a kindness. 192 00:19:05,641 --> 00:19:06,841 Come on. 193 00:19:57,881 --> 00:19:58,881 What now? 194 00:20:00,681 --> 00:20:02,241 Grace: What am I, a genie? 195 00:20:02,361 --> 00:20:04,641 You summon me up with your little bottle of dope. 196 00:20:06,441 --> 00:20:10,801 I take it for the pain, to keep warm. 197 00:20:18,801 --> 00:20:20,161 Is that what it's for? 198 00:20:21,561 --> 00:20:22,561 The warmth? 199 00:20:25,921 --> 00:20:26,961 (Whispers) The warmth. 200 00:20:30,761 --> 00:20:32,041 All this time. 201 00:20:33,921 --> 00:20:34,921 I know. 202 00:20:37,881 --> 00:20:39,681 Our love still remains. 203 00:20:43,601 --> 00:20:46,001 But you have to listen to the voices that you hear. 204 00:20:49,241 --> 00:20:50,681 Do what they tell you to do. 205 00:20:53,521 --> 00:20:55,041 Too much to do, grace. 206 00:21:03,721 --> 00:21:05,721 I need to say goodbye. 207 00:21:08,721 --> 00:21:10,361 I need to sleep. 208 00:21:12,361 --> 00:21:13,441 Just think, Tom. 209 00:21:24,841 --> 00:21:26,001 Arthur: Linda! 210 00:21:26,121 --> 00:21:27,721 (Footsteps approach) 211 00:21:28,881 --> 00:21:30,481 (Door opens) 212 00:21:31,721 --> 00:21:35,841 Oh, there you are, eh? 213 00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:37,681 (Locks door) 214 00:21:39,921 --> 00:21:42,921 You're the chairman, Arthur, so start acting like one. 215 00:21:43,041 --> 00:21:44,401 Chairman, am I, hm? 216 00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:53,081 I'm the fucking doorman, Linda, hm? 217 00:21:54,361 --> 00:21:57,161 And you ain't coming in here tonight, love, dressed like that. 218 00:22:00,641 --> 00:22:02,881 Tommy made me chairman so that... 219 00:22:05,001 --> 00:22:06,361 He could stay clean. 220 00:22:09,121 --> 00:22:10,481 It's called an arrangement. 221 00:22:11,561 --> 00:22:12,801 It's an opportunity. 222 00:22:25,441 --> 00:22:28,081 I know who I am, Linda. 223 00:22:31,161 --> 00:22:33,361 I know who I am and I'm all right with it. 224 00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:35,801 Finally. 225 00:22:37,681 --> 00:22:38,921 I can live with it. 226 00:22:52,921 --> 00:22:54,681 I need you to be all right with it. 227 00:22:58,801 --> 00:23:02,721 I need you to be all right with it, eh? 228 00:23:02,841 --> 00:23:05,041 What is it, eh? 229 00:23:06,441 --> 00:23:07,681 And what do you want, hm? 230 00:23:09,401 --> 00:23:11,881 What, do you want the chairman? Do you? Hmm? 231 00:23:12,961 --> 00:23:17,921 With his fancy briefcase and his gold fountain pen, eh? 232 00:23:20,441 --> 00:23:21,641 What do you want? 233 00:23:23,161 --> 00:23:24,161 Chairman... 234 00:23:25,481 --> 00:23:27,561 Or doorman? Hm? 235 00:23:27,681 --> 00:23:31,961 You think we can fuck and it'll be ok and I'll be quiet. Well, I won't. 236 00:23:33,721 --> 00:23:37,081 Every week, your brother's down in London, making out he's fucking Robin hood, 237 00:23:37,201 --> 00:23:40,561 champion of the people, while you're up here running the racket for him. 238 00:23:40,681 --> 00:23:43,097 And according to your "arrangement", if anything should happen, 239 00:23:43,121 --> 00:23:45,841 it'd be you who takes the blame, does the time or swings for it. 240 00:23:52,161 --> 00:23:54,241 - And what do you want? - I want you... 241 00:23:56,081 --> 00:23:57,361 To take the opportunity 242 00:23:57,481 --> 00:24:01,041 that god and the New York stock exchange has presented to you. 243 00:24:01,161 --> 00:24:02,321 (Knock on door) 244 00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:04,417 Edna: Mr Shelby, the meeting will be starting soon. 245 00:24:04,441 --> 00:24:06,681 Yeah. All right. 246 00:24:08,761 --> 00:24:10,121 Be right there. 247 00:24:40,041 --> 00:24:41,121 Arthur: Thank you, edna. 248 00:24:46,281 --> 00:24:47,721 And shut the door. 249 00:24:47,841 --> 00:24:48,841 (Door slams) 250 00:24:50,321 --> 00:24:51,321 (Linda clears her throat) 251 00:24:53,521 --> 00:24:55,521 Ok, now... 252 00:24:56,841 --> 00:24:58,321 Mmm, they're nice. 253 00:24:59,481 --> 00:25:00,481 Let's begin. 254 00:25:01,761 --> 00:25:05,681 Yesterday, as you all know, there was a fucking terrible... 255 00:25:08,001 --> 00:25:11,281 There was a terrible disaster. Hm? 256 00:25:11,401 --> 00:25:12,641 It wasn'tjust for us. 257 00:25:14,001 --> 00:25:15,321 It was for the whole world. 258 00:25:17,481 --> 00:25:19,841 Happened in New York. 259 00:25:20,921 --> 00:25:22,081 That's where it happened. 260 00:25:22,201 --> 00:25:23,961 And it slowly spread to London. 261 00:25:25,201 --> 00:25:28,681 And then to, er, fucking Hong Kong. Hm? 262 00:25:31,681 --> 00:25:33,721 Whole thing... whole thing went up. 263 00:25:34,721 --> 00:25:38,321 Well, actually the whole thing went fucking down but... 264 00:25:42,121 --> 00:25:45,561 We wasn't the only ones hurt by this. 265 00:25:50,521 --> 00:25:51,601 A lot of people. 266 00:25:53,041 --> 00:25:54,401 In the papers. 267 00:25:54,521 --> 00:25:56,121 It's all over the news. 268 00:25:56,241 --> 00:25:58,161 - Everyone's talking about it. - Arthur? 269 00:25:59,281 --> 00:26:01,041 Shouldn't we just wait for Thomas? 270 00:26:01,161 --> 00:26:04,401 Polly, Arthur's now the chairman of the board. 271 00:26:06,281 --> 00:26:09,361 Leon: Er, mr chairman, perhaps while we wait for Thomas, 272 00:26:09,481 --> 00:26:14,561 I might lighten the gloom and express, as a relatively new member of this company, 273 00:26:14,681 --> 00:26:17,801 what a pleasure it is to be in a boardroom that has so many females in it, 274 00:26:17,921 --> 00:26:23,081 and all females who are both sharp-witted and decorative. 275 00:26:23,201 --> 00:26:26,561 Arthur: Yeah, well, we're a very modern company, mr Greene. 276 00:26:26,681 --> 00:26:27,681 Indeed. 277 00:26:27,761 --> 00:26:33,121 Although there are still some among us who cling to their old-fashioned values. 278 00:26:33,241 --> 00:26:34,361 (Door opens) 279 00:26:36,361 --> 00:26:37,441 How far have we got? 280 00:26:38,961 --> 00:26:41,121 We've established that ladies are decorative. 281 00:26:41,241 --> 00:26:42,841 Arthur: We've only just sat down, Tom. 282 00:26:42,961 --> 00:26:46,841 Actually, um, Arthur has some documents that he'd like to hand out. 283 00:26:46,961 --> 00:26:48,161 Thomas: Yeah? 284 00:26:48,281 --> 00:26:49,561 What documents? 285 00:26:51,081 --> 00:26:55,561 I was just explaining to everyone, Tom, that, um, well, we're fucked. 286 00:26:55,681 --> 00:26:58,801 - Ain't that right? Hm? - Yes and no. (Clears throat) 287 00:27:00,121 --> 00:27:03,841 It is true that a large proportion of the company's funds 288 00:27:03,961 --> 00:27:07,081 were invested in American stocks and shares. 289 00:27:07,201 --> 00:27:08,441 Invested or hidden? 290 00:27:10,241 --> 00:27:12,521 All investments are approved by the board, Linda. 291 00:27:12,641 --> 00:27:15,601 Only the ones that went through the books, Thomas. 292 00:27:16,881 --> 00:27:21,161 Linda, after this meeting there will be another meeting, for just family. 293 00:27:22,321 --> 00:27:23,361 Did we vote on this? 294 00:27:28,561 --> 00:27:29,561 Arthur? 295 00:27:29,641 --> 00:27:31,161 "Arthur, can't you control your wife?" 296 00:27:32,241 --> 00:27:34,521 We are a very modern company, mr Greene. 297 00:27:38,241 --> 00:27:41,801 (Clears throat) To be precise, everything we channelled 298 00:27:41,921 --> 00:27:45,041 through the New York stock exchange is now offering a return 299 00:27:45,161 --> 00:27:47,361 often cents to the dollar. 300 00:27:48,561 --> 00:27:49,801 And the Nolan bank of america, 301 00:27:49,921 --> 00:27:52,401 where we invested our fluidity, 302 00:27:52,521 --> 00:27:56,321 is offering five cents to the dollar on all deposits. 303 00:27:56,441 --> 00:27:58,961 - Yeah. - (Sighs) 304 00:27:59,081 --> 00:28:01,041 - There is hope. - Why? 305 00:28:01,161 --> 00:28:03,601 What have you got in there, a magic wand? 306 00:28:07,161 --> 00:28:11,001 As nonexecutive director of the company, I need the permission from the chairman 307 00:28:11,121 --> 00:28:13,961 to present my strategy to the boa rd. 308 00:28:14,081 --> 00:28:16,401 Permission granted, Tom. 309 00:28:16,521 --> 00:28:17,521 (Scoffs) 310 00:29:01,881 --> 00:29:03,881 The peaky blinders are coming. 311 00:29:04,961 --> 00:29:06,321 The peaky blinders are coming. 312 00:29:06,441 --> 00:29:08,761 Micky, the peaky blinders are coming. 313 00:29:11,761 --> 00:29:16,121 Ladies and gents, peaky blinders are on their way. Please vacate. Thank you. 314 00:29:20,041 --> 00:29:22,521 (Cheering and applause) 315 00:29:28,161 --> 00:29:30,241 - Good to see you. - All right, mr Shelby. 316 00:29:30,361 --> 00:29:31,801 - Mr Shelby... - Yeah? 317 00:29:31,921 --> 00:29:33,201 Thank you for what you did. 318 00:29:33,321 --> 00:29:34,561 What did I do? 319 00:29:34,681 --> 00:29:37,081 He was going to evict us, that bastard fellows. 320 00:29:37,201 --> 00:29:39,561 Now he's cut our rent in half. 321 00:29:39,681 --> 00:29:41,921 Good. Glad to hear it. Glad to hear it. 322 00:29:43,681 --> 00:29:44,681 All right? 323 00:29:44,721 --> 00:29:47,321 How far can we go, mr Shelby, with this beautiful dream? 324 00:29:47,441 --> 00:29:50,481 - All the way, brother. All the way. - Revolution, man. 325 00:29:50,601 --> 00:29:54,521 This crash, mr Shelby. They're saying they're gonna cut my hours. 326 00:29:54,641 --> 00:29:56,961 - Yeah. Where do you work? - Greenhams engineering. 327 00:29:57,081 --> 00:29:59,921 Greenham brothers. I know them. They're not gonna cut your hours. 328 00:30:00,041 --> 00:30:01,801 God bless you. God bless you both. 329 00:30:01,921 --> 00:30:04,361 - Enjoy your drink. - Gentlemen and ladies. 330 00:30:04,481 --> 00:30:06,561 If you'll all move into the saloon bar, 331 00:30:06,681 --> 00:30:09,001 where you will all be served a free pint of stingo. 332 00:30:09,121 --> 00:30:10,481 (Cheering) 333 00:30:10,601 --> 00:30:14,161 Any man who served in France gets a Brandy chaser. 334 00:30:14,281 --> 00:30:16,641 And in spite of what you're reading in the newspapers, 335 00:30:16,761 --> 00:30:19,841 I want to hear singing and laughing. Fuck the stock market. 336 00:30:19,961 --> 00:30:21,121 All: Fuck the stock market! 337 00:30:21,241 --> 00:30:24,561 They backed the wrong horses, so fucking what, eh? 338 00:30:25,721 --> 00:30:29,041 Thank you, mr Shelby. At last, a politician who gets things done. 339 00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:30,841 You're welcome, brother, you're welcome. 340 00:30:30,961 --> 00:30:32,617 - Get down off the furniture. - Sorry, Ada. 341 00:30:32,641 --> 00:30:33,961 I was getting excited, wasn't I? 342 00:30:38,641 --> 00:30:39,641 Right. 343 00:30:41,561 --> 00:30:43,561 Can I begin this family meeting with a proposal? 344 00:30:43,681 --> 00:30:45,681 From now on, we find somewhere else to meet. 345 00:30:45,801 --> 00:30:47,601 Your husband believes that being seen 346 00:30:47,721 --> 00:30:50,001 mixing with the common people is good politics. 347 00:30:50,121 --> 00:30:52,481 Hmm. Well, if this is our campaign for socialism, 348 00:30:52,601 --> 00:30:55,761 perhaps next time, Polly, you won't wear earrings worth more than the pub. 349 00:30:55,881 --> 00:30:58,721 Right. Family meeting. First item. 350 00:31:01,561 --> 00:31:03,641 Dug out of our Finn's arm yesterday 351 00:31:03,761 --> 00:31:06,161 by aberama gold using your gin and a razor blade. 352 00:31:07,961 --> 00:31:09,177 He says they were sent to limehouse. 353 00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:10,441 Chinatown. 354 00:31:10,561 --> 00:31:12,161 Sent by fucking who? 355 00:31:12,281 --> 00:31:13,401 Thomas: Sent by me. 356 00:31:13,521 --> 00:31:17,121 I told Finn to stay out of this. He obviously didn't listen. 357 00:31:18,321 --> 00:31:21,281 Oh, Tommy, sweetheart, I listen to you. 358 00:31:21,401 --> 00:31:25,321 I listen to you when you tell me no more sport for anyone named Shelby. 359 00:31:25,441 --> 00:31:28,521 I listen to you when you make me promises. 360 00:31:30,361 --> 00:31:33,321 What's in Chinatown, Tommy? What the fuck is going on? 361 00:31:34,441 --> 00:31:36,481 £50,000. 362 00:31:36,601 --> 00:31:37,921 In cash. 363 00:31:38,041 --> 00:31:41,081 He said they were sent to Chinatown to kill somebody. 364 00:31:42,161 --> 00:31:44,481 That kid needs educating, Tommy, really does. 365 00:31:44,601 --> 00:31:46,041 Jesus Christ, Tommy! 366 00:31:46,161 --> 00:31:48,841 - It was a particular opportunity. - A particular opportunity 367 00:31:48,961 --> 00:31:51,801 presented to me in confidence. I dealt with it in confidence. 368 00:31:51,921 --> 00:31:53,961 But you told Polly. 369 00:31:54,081 --> 00:31:58,361 Tommy told me there was a pimp in east London who sold kids. 370 00:31:58,481 --> 00:32:00,841 Thomas: Fucking kids, Lizzie, eh? Hm? 371 00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:05,481 This pimp was blackmailing a senior member of the house of lords, a very wealthy man. 372 00:32:05,601 --> 00:32:08,361 Now this pimp is lying in a ditch, 373 00:32:08,481 --> 00:32:09,801 covered in flies. 374 00:32:09,921 --> 00:32:11,641 World's a better place. 375 00:32:11,761 --> 00:32:16,321 Holy fuck! So now your business is improving the world? 376 00:32:18,041 --> 00:32:19,881 Sometimes, Ada... 377 00:32:21,041 --> 00:32:23,081 Killing is a kindness. 378 00:32:27,121 --> 00:32:30,041 The man we did the job for is a high courtjudge. 379 00:32:30,161 --> 00:32:34,281 We received intelligence from a senior police officer in Scotland yard. 380 00:32:34,401 --> 00:32:37,881 I've made lots of new friends in London. Men with influence. 381 00:32:38,001 --> 00:32:41,281 The police felt the same way about this pimp as we did. 382 00:32:41,401 --> 00:32:44,161 He wasn't worth a trial. The coppers cleared the streets for us. 383 00:32:44,281 --> 00:32:47,801 This was work commissioned by a high courtjudge, by Scotland yard 384 00:32:47,921 --> 00:32:49,241 and by the house of lords. 385 00:32:49,361 --> 00:32:51,841 It's a particular opportunity. It's not to be repeated. 386 00:32:51,961 --> 00:32:54,481 - And it was the right thing to do. - Fucking right. 387 00:32:54,601 --> 00:32:56,361 Lizzie, you need to understand. 388 00:32:56,481 --> 00:32:58,081 That you tell Polly, not me. 389 00:32:58,201 --> 00:33:03,121 You need to understand that the corridors of westminster are very dimly lit. 390 00:33:03,241 --> 00:33:06,561 And for those who make the rules, there are no rules. 391 00:33:06,681 --> 00:33:09,081 We own the ropes. Who's going to hang us now, eh? 392 00:33:09,201 --> 00:33:11,281 We? We own the ropes, do we? 393 00:33:11,401 --> 00:33:15,041 Lizzie, Lizzie, if Finn had've listened to me, you wouldn't have known. 394 00:33:15,161 --> 00:33:17,201 When we go home, I'll explain. 395 00:33:18,401 --> 00:33:20,561 Lizzie: I can't be bothered with this shit. 396 00:33:27,041 --> 00:33:31,121 Tommy Shelby mp. Business as usual. 397 00:33:32,201 --> 00:33:34,161 The strategy I outlined earlier 398 00:33:34,281 --> 00:33:37,801 to rebuild the conventional part of this business will take time. 399 00:33:37,921 --> 00:33:40,521 - In the meantime... - Just business as fucking usual. 400 00:33:40,641 --> 00:33:43,241 In the meantime, it is fortunate that we have maintained 401 00:33:43,361 --> 00:33:45,721 other sources of cash income. 402 00:33:45,841 --> 00:33:49,321 Because until the stock market recovers, cash is king. 403 00:33:49,441 --> 00:33:50,681 And cash we have. 404 00:33:50,801 --> 00:33:52,521 No-one is gonna hang you, Tommy. 405 00:33:52,641 --> 00:33:54,121 You're gonna hang yourself. 406 00:33:56,201 --> 00:33:59,521 Someone has to pay for them paintings on your wall, Ada. 407 00:33:59,641 --> 00:34:01,001 Yeah, bye-bye, Ada. 408 00:34:01,121 --> 00:34:04,361 Tommy, you need to go easy on Ada. 409 00:34:04,481 --> 00:34:06,361 Polly... 410 00:34:06,481 --> 00:34:11,281 When am I ever not easy on Ada, eh? 411 00:34:15,721 --> 00:34:19,481 Thomas, the thing is, Ada... 412 00:34:19,601 --> 00:34:21,681 - She's pregnant. - (Splutters) 413 00:34:23,601 --> 00:34:25,521 Ada's what? 414 00:34:25,641 --> 00:34:29,081 These days, people tell me things without even speaking. 415 00:34:29,201 --> 00:34:30,401 Arthur: Wait a minute. 416 00:34:30,521 --> 00:34:31,721 Waita minute. 417 00:34:32,761 --> 00:34:35,681 Ada's fucking pregnant? Hm? 418 00:34:35,801 --> 00:34:40,761 And, Polly, you need to reassure Ada that it's 1929, times have changed, 419 00:34:40,881 --> 00:34:43,681 we've a lot to do, and no-one gives a fuck who the father is. 420 00:34:43,801 --> 00:34:45,001 Really? 421 00:34:46,321 --> 00:34:48,401 I already know who the father is. 422 00:34:48,521 --> 00:34:52,441 But we've had enough shocks for one day. 423 00:35:09,081 --> 00:35:11,801 All right, go on, then. 424 00:35:11,921 --> 00:35:14,641 How long you known about Ada, huh? 425 00:35:14,761 --> 00:35:15,961 I know her doctor. 426 00:35:16,081 --> 00:35:17,241 He calls me. 427 00:35:19,921 --> 00:35:21,881 Yeah, longer than me. 428 00:35:22,001 --> 00:35:23,081 Have a look at this. 429 00:35:30,001 --> 00:35:32,681 What's that funny writing on there? 430 00:35:32,801 --> 00:35:34,241 Chinese. 431 00:35:34,361 --> 00:35:35,881 Ah, fight 432 00:35:38,401 --> 00:35:39,681 what is it? Hmm? 433 00:35:41,241 --> 00:35:42,241 Bad news? 434 00:35:43,281 --> 00:35:44,401 Maybe. 435 00:35:47,001 --> 00:35:48,241 Angels of retribution? 436 00:35:49,601 --> 00:35:51,961 Bu rn the letter they sent. 437 00:35:52,081 --> 00:35:53,481 It's already done. 438 00:35:59,001 --> 00:36:00,521 Look at that, Tom. Hm? 439 00:36:02,681 --> 00:36:04,161 Pulled from our brother, eh? 440 00:36:05,841 --> 00:36:07,601 Finally took a first bullet. 441 00:36:08,881 --> 00:36:10,601 No-one fucking listens to me. 442 00:36:15,481 --> 00:36:16,681 Here, give it here. 443 00:36:16,801 --> 00:36:18,161 I'll keep it for him. 444 00:36:18,281 --> 00:36:20,881 - I still have my first one. - (Chuckles) 445 00:36:28,481 --> 00:36:32,561 Arthur, you can tell our comrades they can come back in. 446 00:36:34,401 --> 00:36:36,081 Where are you going, brother? 447 00:37:10,401 --> 00:37:13,361 Mp: The huge losses on the British stock exchange 448 00:37:13,481 --> 00:37:17,321 will bite into our economy for the foreseeable future. 449 00:37:17,441 --> 00:37:22,561 I therefore must ask the trade unions to possess understanding. 450 00:37:22,681 --> 00:37:26,441 The need for their flexibility and cooperation is Paramount 451 00:37:26,561 --> 00:37:30,601 in the coming months as we attempt to rebuild this great nation. 452 00:37:30,721 --> 00:37:32,561 (Murmurs of assent) 453 00:37:34,201 --> 00:37:36,001 Speaker: Mr Thomas Shelby. 454 00:37:37,481 --> 00:37:38,881 Thank you, mr speaker. 455 00:37:40,561 --> 00:37:44,521 My right honourable friend, the member for epping, 456 00:37:44,641 --> 00:37:47,721 asks that following the crash, 457 00:37:47,841 --> 00:37:52,081 trade union members be more flexible when carrying out their duties. 458 00:37:53,921 --> 00:37:57,241 What he's really asking is that the working man carry the can. 459 00:37:59,481 --> 00:38:03,321 The grand casino in monte Carlo is a small and timid affair 460 00:38:03,441 --> 00:38:08,481 when compared to the wild games of chance being played in London and New York 461 00:38:08,601 --> 00:38:13,761 by gamblers in silk gloves and beaver hats, who, when they lose their bets, 462 00:38:13,881 --> 00:38:16,121 turn around and ask the shoe-shine to pay for it. 463 00:38:16,241 --> 00:38:17,401 (Laughter) 464 00:38:17,521 --> 00:38:21,361 Well, on behalf of the shoe-shines and can carriers of south Birmingham 465 00:38:21,481 --> 00:38:24,921 and all across Great Britain, I would suggest 466 00:38:25,041 --> 00:38:29,161 that those who so recklessly lost their fortunes on the capitalist lottery 467 00:38:29,281 --> 00:38:32,641 - learn to shine their own shoes... - (Murmurs of assent) 468 00:38:32,761 --> 00:38:35,841 Carry their own can and pay their own bills. 469 00:38:35,961 --> 00:38:36,961 (Cheering) 470 00:38:43,841 --> 00:38:44,841 Mr Shelby? 471 00:38:46,201 --> 00:38:49,121 I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your speech. 472 00:38:49,241 --> 00:38:50,721 You speak very eloquently. 473 00:38:50,841 --> 00:38:52,561 Thank you. 474 00:38:52,681 --> 00:38:57,161 My name's mosley, by the way. Oswald mosley. 475 00:38:57,281 --> 00:38:58,281 Yeah, I know who you are. 476 00:38:58,361 --> 00:39:00,641 My constituency borders yours. 477 00:39:00,761 --> 00:39:04,121 And let me just say, you've come to my attention. 478 00:39:07,241 --> 00:39:09,081 - (Knock on door) - Come. 479 00:39:16,641 --> 00:39:18,641 I have bad news, Mr... 480 00:39:22,521 --> 00:39:23,521 Shelby. 481 00:39:24,801 --> 00:39:28,441 We agreed 50,000 on completion of business. 482 00:39:28,561 --> 00:39:32,561 My wife and I have had a misfortune on the London exchange. 483 00:39:32,681 --> 00:39:34,761 There's 20 there. 484 00:39:34,881 --> 00:39:36,721 You'll have to wait for the rest. 485 00:39:41,001 --> 00:39:42,001 (Sighs heavily) 486 00:39:49,401 --> 00:39:50,601 Cavalry, eh? 487 00:39:52,641 --> 00:39:53,681 Huh! 488 00:39:57,161 --> 00:39:59,561 I spent a long of time waiting for the cavalry, me. 489 00:40:01,961 --> 00:40:06,761 One time, me and my comrades waited three days. 490 00:40:08,041 --> 00:40:09,441 When the cavalry finally came, 491 00:40:09,561 --> 00:40:13,201 an officer, on the back of a fine white horse, 492 00:40:13,321 --> 00:40:18,081 joked that he'd been delayed playing a game of whist. 493 00:40:19,161 --> 00:40:23,081 So I took out my webley revolver and I shot him in the head, 494 00:40:23,201 --> 00:40:25,961 stole his horse, reported him for cowardice. 495 00:40:27,201 --> 00:40:28,601 All for a game of chance. 496 00:40:31,281 --> 00:40:34,721 After my people completed their task in Chinatown, 497 00:40:34,841 --> 00:40:38,521 they collected all the photographs, letters and cheques 498 00:40:38,641 --> 00:40:40,721 that will cause you concern. 499 00:40:40,841 --> 00:40:43,001 I now have them in a safe place. 500 00:40:43,121 --> 00:40:48,881 On Monday, you will give me the full £50,000 in cash... 501 00:40:50,041 --> 00:40:52,681 Or I will steal your white horse from under you. 502 00:40:54,321 --> 00:40:58,601 How the fuck did a man like you get into a position of trust 503 00:40:58,721 --> 00:41:01,281 in a place of power and privilege? 504 00:41:01,401 --> 00:41:02,841 A man like me? 505 00:41:07,601 --> 00:41:08,601 A man like me? 506 00:41:10,121 --> 00:41:11,881 Lord suckerby. 507 00:41:12,001 --> 00:41:13,401 I've seen the photographs. 508 00:41:16,081 --> 00:41:17,081 Monday. 509 00:41:23,841 --> 00:41:25,481 (Shouts) Shelby! 510 00:41:26,801 --> 00:41:28,441 Sorry I'm late, Ada. 511 00:41:28,561 --> 00:41:31,241 We've been having briefings from the home office. 512 00:41:31,361 --> 00:41:34,641 The police are concerned about the effect of the crash in industrial areas. 513 00:41:34,761 --> 00:41:37,001 - Right. - Everything all right? 514 00:41:37,121 --> 00:41:38,641 Yeah, fine. 515 00:41:38,761 --> 00:41:41,081 We lost money in New York, so I've been up late. 516 00:41:42,161 --> 00:41:43,201 Your brother been busy? 517 00:41:44,161 --> 00:41:47,641 Er, he's had two meetings with mr shapurji saklatvala, 518 00:41:47,761 --> 00:41:49,761 the former communist mp for battersea. 519 00:41:49,881 --> 00:41:52,481 He's been approached by an anarchist group in walsall - 520 00:41:52,601 --> 00:41:53,721 he's setting up a meeting - 521 00:41:53,841 --> 00:41:57,801 and there's talk of a mass walk-out of bus drivers, Nottingham and derby, 522 00:41:57,921 --> 00:42:02,561 organised by two communist convenors not formerly known to special branch. 523 00:42:02,681 --> 00:42:05,601 He's also had a telephone conversation with Jessie Eden, 524 00:42:05,721 --> 00:42:09,241 who is organising a committee to resist wage cuts across the city. 525 00:42:09,361 --> 00:42:11,761 But he'll report more when he sees her. 526 00:42:11,881 --> 00:42:13,001 It's all in there, though. 527 00:42:13,121 --> 00:42:14,561 Names and everything. 528 00:42:14,681 --> 00:42:17,417 I heard he had the labour benches roaring approval in the house today. 529 00:42:17,441 --> 00:42:21,001 Huh. If only he meant it, he'd be dangerous. 530 00:42:21,121 --> 00:42:24,361 Didn't know you drank stout, Ada. Thought it was gin. 531 00:42:24,481 --> 00:42:26,481 Times are hard. 532 00:42:31,921 --> 00:42:34,121 Exactly how much did you lose? 533 00:42:35,321 --> 00:42:37,761 Don't worry about it. Tommy has a plan. 534 00:42:37,881 --> 00:42:41,921 He thinks that we can turn the collapse of the stock exchange to our advantage. 535 00:42:42,041 --> 00:42:45,481 He says, "when others retreat, you advance." 536 00:42:45,601 --> 00:42:48,921 He says, "we can wave cash in the faces of desperate men." 537 00:42:50,921 --> 00:42:53,441 Tell your brother from me, he's doing excellent work. 538 00:42:53,561 --> 00:42:57,841 I'm told two more military contracts for vehicles 539 00:42:57,961 --> 00:43:00,961 and parts for the army in India are on their way to him. 540 00:43:15,881 --> 00:43:17,521 (Exhales) 541 00:43:25,121 --> 00:43:26,481 - (Knock on door) - Come. 542 00:43:26,601 --> 00:43:29,121 Mr Shelby, this arrived from New York. 543 00:43:29,241 --> 00:43:30,881 It's from Winston Churchill. 544 00:43:32,361 --> 00:43:35,561 He says he was in New York and had dinner with Charlie chaplin 545 00:43:35,681 --> 00:43:37,881 and chaplin mentioned your name. 546 00:43:38,001 --> 00:43:40,841 So he was in New York and he doesn't mention the crash. 547 00:43:40,961 --> 00:43:43,361 No. Even though, in the bar last night, 548 00:43:43,481 --> 00:43:48,361 mr Churchill's private secretary reckoned he lost £75,000 in two hours. 549 00:43:50,601 --> 00:43:51,601 And you? 550 00:43:53,241 --> 00:43:56,201 Were you affected, mr Shelby? 551 00:43:56,321 --> 00:43:58,601 I'm going to my apartment, Adam. 552 00:43:58,721 --> 00:43:59,721 You lock up. 553 00:43:59,761 --> 00:44:03,721 Sorry, mr Shelby, you... You have one more appointment. 554 00:44:03,841 --> 00:44:06,241 You set it yourself. It's in the diary from last week. 555 00:44:06,361 --> 00:44:07,841 Ajournalist from the times. 556 00:44:07,961 --> 00:44:09,721 He used to be with the Birmingham mail. 557 00:44:09,841 --> 00:44:11,601 He sent you some questions. 558 00:44:11,721 --> 00:44:13,561 You said you wanted to meet him. 559 00:44:13,681 --> 00:44:14,681 He's outside. 560 00:44:17,881 --> 00:44:18,961 Send him in. 561 00:44:23,241 --> 00:44:27,441 Mr Shelby? Mr levitt from the lona'on times. 562 00:44:27,561 --> 00:44:29,281 Have a seat. 563 00:44:29,401 --> 00:44:31,401 Adam, you go home, I'll lock up. 564 00:44:37,041 --> 00:44:40,481 Mr Shelby, do you remember me? 565 00:44:44,361 --> 00:44:49,161 Once, in small Heath, you were burning photographs of the king. 566 00:44:49,281 --> 00:44:55,401 - Iona'on times. You've done well. - As have you, sir, to put it mildly. 567 00:44:55,521 --> 00:44:57,641 I sent you a list of questions. 568 00:44:57,761 --> 00:44:59,841 Yeah, I misplaced them. 569 00:45:01,041 --> 00:45:02,961 Yeah, well, you have a lot on your plate. 570 00:45:04,401 --> 00:45:07,201 Alll remember is that your questions interested me. 571 00:45:11,721 --> 00:45:13,441 Sorry, just... 572 00:45:13,561 --> 00:45:15,161 Ah, here we are. 573 00:45:16,161 --> 00:45:17,721 Yes, um... (Clears throat) 574 00:45:19,481 --> 00:45:24,841 Um... so, mr Shelby, traditionally in this country, 575 00:45:24,961 --> 00:45:29,761 printjournalists take no interest in the, er, the private lives of politicians. 576 00:45:29,881 --> 00:45:31,841 Private lives? 577 00:45:31,961 --> 00:45:36,041 But in these modern times, especially in america... 578 00:45:36,161 --> 00:45:40,921 Journalists are beginning to... Well, that is to say, yes, um... 579 00:45:41,041 --> 00:45:42,921 Readers are beginning to say... 580 00:45:43,961 --> 00:45:47,201 Want to know more about the men who represent them. 581 00:45:47,321 --> 00:45:48,601 Of course. 582 00:45:48,721 --> 00:45:50,641 In these modern times. 583 00:45:51,721 --> 00:45:55,001 Whereas before it would have been seen as ungentlemanly to, er, 584 00:45:55,121 --> 00:45:58,921 to ask a public figure questions about personal matters 585 00:45:59,041 --> 00:46:01,921 - or business affairs. - Oh, well. No need to worry. 586 00:46:02,041 --> 00:46:03,561 I'm no gentleman. 587 00:46:10,281 --> 00:46:11,881 Er, mr Shelby, as I said in my letter, 588 00:46:12,001 --> 00:46:14,721 ten years ago I was a journalist on the Birmingham evening mail. 589 00:46:16,921 --> 00:46:19,081 And of course, working in that city, 590 00:46:19,201 --> 00:46:22,001 it was impossible not to know your name... 591 00:46:23,641 --> 00:46:26,081 And your reputation. 592 00:46:29,001 --> 00:46:31,841 (Exhales) So, when I saw that you had been elected as a socialist... 593 00:46:31,961 --> 00:46:33,281 You reflected on the fact 594 00:46:33,401 --> 00:46:39,081 that working people can indeed change their lives for the better... 595 00:46:40,401 --> 00:46:44,721 Channel their abilities in new directions, discover better methods, 596 00:46:44,841 --> 00:46:50,201 aim for happier outcomes, even win awards for industry. 597 00:46:50,321 --> 00:46:52,081 You can write this down, mr levitt. 598 00:46:52,201 --> 00:46:55,601 The question I have for you, mr Shelby, is this. 599 00:46:57,161 --> 00:47:02,041 Was your conversion from bookmaker to socialist politician 600 00:47:02,161 --> 00:47:05,041 a gradualthing or... 601 00:47:06,401 --> 00:47:09,961 A road to Damascus experience? 602 00:47:12,841 --> 00:47:14,721 Now I hear that question... 603 00:47:16,641 --> 00:47:18,241 I remember receiving your letters 604 00:47:18,361 --> 00:47:21,521 and I distinctly remember your use of the word "bookmaker". 605 00:47:22,881 --> 00:47:26,041 - Were you not a bookmaker, sir? - Yes. 606 00:47:26,161 --> 00:47:30,441 I gained a licence in 1919 for on-track betting. 607 00:47:30,561 --> 00:47:31,801 But, since 1923, 608 00:47:31,921 --> 00:47:35,361 I've made my fortune in the manufacture, sale and export of motor cars. 609 00:47:35,481 --> 00:47:36,921 And lately gin. 610 00:47:37,041 --> 00:47:40,521 And lately three new homes for orphaned children. 611 00:47:42,681 --> 00:47:45,241 You can write all this down, mr levitt. 612 00:47:46,521 --> 00:47:49,161 I have another question, mr Shelby. 613 00:47:49,281 --> 00:47:53,761 In Birmingham, at the time that I was there, 614 00:47:53,881 --> 00:47:56,121 there was a major Campbell. 615 00:47:57,441 --> 00:47:58,641 He was found dead. 616 00:47:59,721 --> 00:48:01,721 A member of your family was charged. 617 00:48:05,881 --> 00:48:07,001 (Ch uckles) 618 00:48:11,041 --> 00:48:13,881 Right, you answer me this. Answer me this. 619 00:48:16,321 --> 00:48:19,881 What is your Tory newspaper more afraid of? 620 00:48:20,001 --> 00:48:22,521 Is it evolution or revolution? 621 00:48:22,641 --> 00:48:26,161 And what is it about working-class men like me, 622 00:48:26,281 --> 00:48:29,641 standing up in the house of commons and speaking from the heart, 623 00:48:29,761 --> 00:48:34,761 what is it that so troubles you that you would try to undermine me? 624 00:48:34,881 --> 00:48:37,121 I am talking about specific events, sir. 625 00:48:37,241 --> 00:48:38,241 Which I don't recall... 626 00:48:39,681 --> 00:48:42,361 With which I was never personally linked, 627 00:48:42,481 --> 00:48:45,961 and after which all convictions were quashed. 628 00:48:52,441 --> 00:48:57,441 Yeah, now... I recall receiving your letter... 629 00:48:58,921 --> 00:49:00,881 And I recall that when I did... 630 00:49:02,401 --> 00:49:06,721 I asked a colleague of mine to carry out some research. 631 00:49:09,561 --> 00:49:10,641 Just a moment. 632 00:49:16,041 --> 00:49:18,721 Here we are. (Exhales) 633 00:49:27,241 --> 00:49:29,841 Ah, Michael levitt. 634 00:49:29,961 --> 00:49:30,961 Co rre ct? 635 00:49:32,241 --> 00:49:34,361 - Yes. - Yes. 636 00:49:34,481 --> 00:49:35,921 Journalist. 637 00:49:36,041 --> 00:49:38,041 Unmarried. 638 00:49:38,161 --> 00:49:40,001 An apartment in maida vale. 639 00:49:41,001 --> 00:49:44,521 An apartment opposite the underground station. 640 00:49:46,561 --> 00:49:49,361 "Unmarried" is underlined. 641 00:49:49,481 --> 00:49:52,561 Mr levitt enjoys walks in the park. 642 00:49:52,681 --> 00:49:54,201 Sometimes alone. 643 00:49:54,321 --> 00:49:56,361 Sometimes not alone. 644 00:49:57,921 --> 00:50:00,161 Sometimes with other men. 645 00:50:05,961 --> 00:50:10,201 Sometimes with other men. 646 00:50:17,721 --> 00:50:20,321 I believe private lives should remain private. 647 00:50:21,561 --> 00:50:24,001 Not everything modem is good, now, is it? 648 00:50:28,361 --> 00:50:29,641 You gonna write this down... 649 00:50:31,241 --> 00:50:33,201 In your little fucking book? 650 00:50:41,241 --> 00:50:42,801 Well? 651 00:50:42,921 --> 00:50:44,721 Not yet. 652 00:50:44,841 --> 00:50:46,521 I didn't tell him. 653 00:50:46,641 --> 00:50:49,921 Him knowing or not knowing has no relevance to what we're drinking. 654 00:50:51,441 --> 00:50:52,481 It's vintage. 655 00:50:53,921 --> 00:50:57,121 - Fuck it. - (Chuckles) 656 00:51:00,281 --> 00:51:01,521 Is for us. 657 00:51:03,801 --> 00:51:05,401 Let's drink to the baby. 658 00:51:08,081 --> 00:51:10,201 Polly, do you remember when I was last pregnant? 659 00:51:12,561 --> 00:51:14,681 You were going to take me to Cardiff. 660 00:51:14,801 --> 00:51:16,761 I was going to get rid of it. 661 00:51:17,841 --> 00:51:19,041 What about this time? 662 00:51:22,641 --> 00:51:23,841 Imagine. 663 00:51:26,361 --> 00:51:28,121 The father's scared. 664 00:51:28,241 --> 00:51:29,921 He runs away. 665 00:51:30,041 --> 00:51:31,201 You're left. 666 00:51:33,401 --> 00:51:35,481 Oh, sweetheart. 667 00:51:35,601 --> 00:51:40,801 The baby's black, he's a bastard and it's Birmingham. 668 00:51:42,441 --> 00:51:43,761 But you don't care. 669 00:51:44,881 --> 00:51:47,281 Because the world has changed. 670 00:51:48,721 --> 00:51:51,041 And the baby's eyes are golden. 671 00:51:51,161 --> 00:51:55,841 And you're gonna leave her with aunt Polly every day to look after. 672 00:51:55,961 --> 00:51:59,201 Aunt Polly, who insisted that you called her Elizabeth. 673 00:51:59,321 --> 00:52:01,401 How do you know it's a her? 674 00:52:01,521 --> 00:52:04,561 Cos I'm Polly gray. 675 00:52:04,681 --> 00:52:06,441 It's a girl? 676 00:52:08,761 --> 00:52:12,041 To be born in the year 1930, 677 00:52:12,161 --> 00:52:14,881 where everything will be changed for the better. 678 00:52:16,641 --> 00:52:19,521 She'll be the colour of a Hollywood Oscar. 679 00:52:22,761 --> 00:52:24,201 What will Tommy say? 680 00:52:27,441 --> 00:52:29,081 Tommy knows. 681 00:52:33,881 --> 00:52:38,601 He's also seen that the world's big and round and he says, "so what?" 682 00:52:43,601 --> 00:52:45,721 Tommy is right, you know, Ada. 683 00:52:47,161 --> 00:52:49,561 We are flying above the rules now. 684 00:52:52,521 --> 00:52:54,961 We're bold people, aren't we, Polly? 685 00:52:56,601 --> 00:52:57,881 That's the beauty. 686 00:53:12,321 --> 00:53:13,321 Hello, cyril. 687 00:53:15,121 --> 00:53:17,041 Least you're still talking to me. 688 00:53:27,001 --> 00:53:28,081 Where is everyone? 689 00:53:28,201 --> 00:53:30,041 Your wife is upstairs with Ruby. 690 00:53:33,521 --> 00:53:39,841 You know, Frances, if there were to be a snap election in this house today... 691 00:53:41,441 --> 00:53:42,721 Wouldn't win it... 692 00:53:43,761 --> 00:53:46,601 Not even if I were running against the devil himself. 693 00:53:48,761 --> 00:53:49,961 - I gathered. - Mm. 694 00:53:51,681 --> 00:53:53,281 Where's Charles? 695 00:53:53,401 --> 00:53:54,641 Charles is in the stable. 696 00:53:56,761 --> 00:53:58,081 Thank you. 697 00:54:15,081 --> 00:54:16,481 (Clears throat) 698 00:54:18,001 --> 00:54:19,441 Did Arthur explain? 699 00:54:19,561 --> 00:54:21,401 He said it's god's will. 700 00:54:23,321 --> 00:54:24,881 But you're not god! 701 00:54:35,521 --> 00:54:37,761 (Sighs) No, I'm not god. 702 00:54:42,721 --> 00:54:43,841 Not yet.