All language subtitles for Last Of The Summer Wine S25 Ep 09 Beware Of Laughing At Noras Hats

BELL RINGS
Nora!

Hop on. Your carriage awaits.

I don't accept lifts from strangers.

Strangers? I live next door.
And damn strange you are, too.

What do you need that thing for
when you're on your own?

They said, "Nora Batty is
a different woman in a sidecar."

So I thought,
"A different Nora Batty?

"It's worth a try." Who said?
So I thought, "Go for it, Alvin.

"Sweeten up the bat. Take her for
a spin. Bring colour to her life."

Have you any idea how close
you are to being spoken of in
the past tense? Don't fight it.

I realise I make your senses spin.

Like a touch of gastric flu.

I know you're terrified of being
alone with me in case you lose
control, but I'll be on the bike...

you'll be in the sidecar.
It's like having separate rooms.

You're never getting me in that.

I'll be in that, you on the bike.

Now what? Look who's coming.

What was all that about?

Audrey Craig. To think we used to
be best friends. What happened?
Never you mind what happened.

You could do with a best friend to
sweeten you up. I'm sweet enough!

Only on me and I've warned you, I'm
dedicated to being single and happy.

With all the practice he's had,
you'd think he'd be slicker.

Is he big enough for slicker?
I think his nerve's gone.

He's got this terrible
psychological problem.

There's a medical name for it.

I believe it's called Pearl.

If it's the one I'm thinking of,
there's no cure.

ALVIN LAUGHS

What happened
to the wings and fuselage?

I bet it still won't fly even when
they come. Oh, now, don't be rotten.

It's obvious...

it's a coffee grinder.

Enough of the levity.

It's a public service.
I'm trying to civilise Nora Batty.

Couldn't you start with something
easier like, er, climbing Everest?

You can't move for people climbing
Everest. It's not been done in that.
You'll enjoy freewheeling down!

Don't give him ideas. He's inclined
to be a bit, er, you know, barmy.

I was hoping to take Nora Batty
for a spin.

You see what I mean.
Could one ask why?

Well,
she deserves a treat now and then.

I don't like to think of her only
pining for me from a distance.

Alvin,
I think you're only inches away

from being one of the bravest, most
brainless people I've ever known.

It's very touching
to hear you say so.

Now, what's all this between
Nora and an Audrey Craig?

Nora Batty and Audrey Craig.

It's like a traffic warden
to a motorist.

It's been like it for years.

They used to be best friends.

Then something happened at a wedding.

Something happened at mine.
I got the missus.

Ah, but only till death do you part.
What happened at the wedding?

I don't know. I don't
think they remember themselves.

I think now they just enjoy
being miserable with each other.

There's a lot of talent at that
round here. Audrey Craig?

She used to be a Brooke.

I remember Audrey Brooke.

She once lent me her pencil
sharpener. I never asked for it.

She came up to me in class one day
and she said, "Norman, do you want
to borrow my pencil sharpener?"

It made me very uneasy.

I went round for weeks afterwards
hoping she'd never catch me alone
somewhere with a blunt pencil.

How do we find out what happened at
this wedding? I'm still a bit hazy
what happened at mine.

Ivy'll know. She was at the wedding.

That's a thinker's expression.

Plato, Aristotle, my Barry.

Do you think life has any point?

You haven't eaten your egg.
Even if people eat their eggs.

It's cold now.
What was wrong with your egg?

I was going to eat it. I was poised
with the spoon. And then I thought,

"Why am I doing this? If life is
slipping me by, why am I just
sitting here eating a boiled egg?"

Would you prefer scrambled?

I am scrambled. Alexander the Great
had conquered the known world
by the time he was 30.

I bet he had a good breakfast.

Imagine the whole world yours
and still only 30.

What would you do with it all?

There's only so much you
can send to a car-boot sale.

Do with it?

I'd...I'd bring justice
to the toiling masses.

Do you see a mass
of toiling these days?

I'd build.

A little palace...

with its own golf course.

That's it, isn't it?
You're still pining for golf.

Well, go and have a game.

I daren't. I keep making the wrong
impression on the captain.

I am not having you sitting here
wasting eggs.

You're going to play golf, Barry.

Do you believe in the afterlife?

Is this a trick question?

No, I'm serious. It's not like you.
You're usually thinking what's
for lunch. I know what's for lunch.

What I'm not sure about is
afterlife. Well, do you believe in
it? I'm asking you.

Well, perhaps I might believe
in it if I thought you did.

You can't believe in the afterlife
just cos your mate does. Well, we
usually do most things together.

Did that look illegal to you?

It looked dangerous.
As long as it's not illegal.

What happened?

It's him. He can't steer his bike.

We were going too fast.
I'll get it right next time.

What was he doing with his bike?
Not very well.

I was overloaded. Now he tells us.
Here's me without a breathalyser.

Not only a bike. A sidecar.

What's he need that for?

He's trying to coax Nora Batty into
it. Oh, she'll never go for it.

You're not making allowances
for my personal magnetism.

I admit I'm not making allowances
for your personal magnetism.

At the moment, I'm in neutral.

I'm sure that's a relief to us all.

What does Nora Batty think
about your personal magnetism?

She pretends to be immune.
She was immune to Wally's
and he was her husband.

Ah, but he didn't have my charisma.

He had pigeons.
And a scale model of HMS Rodney.

No wonder she married him.

What happened at that other
wedding? What other wedding?

The one where Nora fell out with
Audrey Craig. Oh, that wedding.

I hear they used to be best friends.

Ever since school. They used
to share the same interests. Misery.

No, they didn't.

They were all right.
Nora's all right underneath.

That's not the bit that shows
though, is it? So something went
wrong at that wedding.

Or very shortly afterwards
if it was owt like mine.

No, I have to admit we were
reasonably happy for the first
few hours. I enjoyed the cake.

You were all luckier
than you deserved.

What happened at the wedding?

Audrey laughed at Nora's hat.

Everybody laughs at Nora's hats.

But not usually in front
of the vicar and 40 guests.

And then somebody told Audrey
what Nora was saying about her
and they've not spoken since.

You're looking worried, lass.

Now, I always think spending
was invented for such occasions.

It's Barry. He's pining for golf.

Is that a problem?
Why doesn't he play golf?

He may have lost his nerve.
Which they do if they don't
keep updating their equipment.

He has. He's lost his nerve.

He keeps upsetting the captain
and he daren't play now.

Has he tried the more dangerous
sporting activities?

We have a large selection of
clothing suitable to have bad
accidents in. His heart's in golf.

I won't have him doing anything
dangerous. I'm looking for something
to restore his golfing confidence.

And there it is. Larger than life.

What a wonderful coincidence.

For what? Sometimes there occurs
the perfect matching between
the need and the man.

What's he ever been a perfect match
for? Yeah, I was wondering that.

For restoring golfing confidence.

Your Barry needs a caddie.

I'm not a caddie.
You can carry a golf bag.

If that doesn't restore his
confidence, I don't know what will.
That's wonderful. That should do it.

That should be all he needs.

I wouldn't say all.

If he really wants his confidence
back, he wants these.

He's got golfing shoes.

These belonged to a famous comedian.

He used to love his golf.
He called them his lucky shoes.

What happened to him?
Got killed by a bus.

How lucky can you get?

I mean what we have basically is two
ladies who haven't spoken for years.

That's a novelty.
I live with two ladies and they've
never stopped speaking for years.

The question is
why haven't they spoken?

Cos each is waiting for the other
to apologise. Give 'em time.

It's only been 30 years.

It's going to take some mending
after 30 years.

Women are stubborn. I think they
had lessons in it at school while
we were doing woodwork.

I did needlework.

I expect that's where tha
picked up thee personal magnetism.

I did it the butch way -
without a thimble.

The Nora-Audrey situation is
fundamentally a domestic dispute.

I handled six of these a week.
The one I couldn't handle was my own.

How do you propose handling this
one? In the best traditions of
the force. A bit of low cunning.

It's getting very difficult
sneaking out with the bicycle.

Wives seem to know the minute
you reach for a bicycle.

Have you told her
it's all perfectly harmless?

Although please don't think
I'm laying down conditions.

It's uncanny when you've removed
every squeak from the bicycle.

Oh, Howard,

you don't think she's psychic?

Close.

It's like living
with Gypsy Rose Lee.

Wasn't she a stripper?
In that case it's not, then.

We think up some device to get
them together. And then what?

Who's going to apologise first?

Yes. I can't see Nora Batty
apologising first.

I can't see Audrey Craig either.

The drinks are on you, Howard.

It's got so I'm too nervous
to go to golf.

I've got golfer's block.
You won't be alone, Barry.

Tom's going with you.

Tom? Not only that but...

But what?
You're going to have a caddie.

Nobody has a caddie. They do.
Every time I see them on television
they've got a caddie.

Those are professionals. Oh.

There's one law for them and one
for you, is there? Well, if you want
a caddie, Barry, you have a caddie.

I don't want a caddie.
Well, you've got one.

You can go back to that
golf course in style.

Who do you know that's a caddie?
It's Smiler.

That's enough for two caddies.
Can he play golf?

Why does he have to play golf?
He's only carrying your bag.

And that's not all.

I've bought you these
and I want you to wear them.

They belonged to a famous comedian.
They were his lucky shoes.

Oh, Glenda!

Oh, that's really nice.

That's really sweet.

That's really...

THEY RATTLE

..different.

So basically what we've got here
is that neither lady
will apologise first.

They're both highly qualified at
not apologising first. Clash of the
Titans. Speaking of tight 'uns...

Who's getting the next round?

I provided transport.

And I'm deaf. I'll do it.

I can't bear to see
you lot suffer.

Same again, landlord.

Now, we know Nora is a tough nut.

Well, she's probably met
her match in Audrey Craig.

I know Audrey Craig.

So if neither one of them will
apologise first,

what we've got to do is make sure
they both think that the other one
is going to apologise first.

It'll go wrong. Why should it go
wrong? You haven't heard the plan.

It'll go wrong.

I bet Robin Hood had one like
thee amongst his merry men.

Come on, what's the plan, then?

We arrange a meeting for them
somewhere. Somewhere quiet.

Finding somewhere quiet's
not as easy as people think.

How are you going
to get them somewhere quiet?

Well, you tell Nora
that Audrey Craig wants to meet her
there so she can apologise.

Marina can tell Audrey Craig
that Nora wants to meet her
there so she can apologise.

Let's suppose we get them there.

They're each waiting for
the other to apologise
and there's this silence. Then what?

Yes, well, that's the tricky bit.

I'm working on it. It'll go wrong.

I thought this was supposed to be
my car. It is your car.

When am I going to get to drive it,
then? When I feel you're ready.

You've got to stop rushing into
things. I've warned you about
tearing through life at top speed.

Give the horn a toot.

Where is it? Then you wonder
why I won't let you drive.

It's that thing
in the middle of the wheel.

QUIET BUZZING
We'd better knock on the door.

You ready for the old 18 holes, then?
No. Yes, he is. Give us your bag.

Here's your caddie. He might as well
get used to the weight.

He'll get a lot better
once he's got his balance.
Has he caddied before? For me.

I wouldn't be without him.

Be careful, Barry.
You mean it could get worse?

So where are we going to get them
to meet?

Where they won't feel embarrassed,
where they can't be overheard.

You can hear Nora Batty
three streets away.
I would have said four. Try five.

They won't be shouting on this
occasion. They'll be wary and
suspicious. The old sports field.

They're a couple of old sports, let
them meet on the old sports field.

Let them meet in the middle of
the field. Nobody'll overhear then.
I like it. That's good, Alvin.

What time? Midnight. Then
they can use their broomsticks.

Three o'clock kickoff. Good enough.

Off you go then, Marina. Tell Audrey
Craig that Nora wants to meet her at
three o'clock so she can apologise.

Perhaps I ought to go with
the young lady in case she
forgets the message. Stay here.

We've got other plans for thee.

I'll be off, then.
Alone and unescorted.

Be careful...whoever you are.

That's kind of you...stranger.

She seems very pleasant.

CHUGGING

See what's wrong with it. Me?

Well, it's your car.

Don't worry on my account.
I don't dislike being broken down.

Saved by the bell.

How come they ran out of trousers
before they got to your ankle?

Will you give us a tow to t'golf
course? Sorry. I've got to get
dressed for the procession.

Something to do with Chinese custom.

Well, that's it then. No golf.
What a pity.

How long are you going to be getting
dressed? Not long.

Will you be coming back this way?
Yes. Right, we'll wait here.

You get dressed for the procession
and then you can tow us
to the golf course. Oh, goody!

Just one condition.
Promise me strict silence.

No-one must know I mix with people
in trousers like those.

What do you want?

No, not, "What do you want?"

Try, "Hello, Alvin."

What do you want?
I've got big news for you.

And I've got big news for you if you
don't stop ringing this doorbell.

You're looking at the peacemaker.
I'm here to mend an old quarrel.

This isn't an old quarrel, I've
only just started. Not you and me.

You and Audrey Craig.

Don't you mention that name here.

Hang about. Hold your horses.

What would you say if I told you
that she was ready to apologise?

I'd say it's about time.
That's the spirit, meet her halfway.

How come she's told you she wants
to apologise? Never mind about that,

just listen for a minute.

She wants to meet you at the
old sports field at three o'clock.

What a performance.
She was always a bit dramatic.

Well, are you going or aren't you?

I'm going. I've waited a long time
for this apology.

I mean, what an impression.

Being towed to the golf club. It's
going to do wonders for my image.

He's only dropping us off.
We'll leave the car in the car park

and while we're having a game the
mechanic can come out and have a look
at it. It's not a great entrance!

Look at the impression you'll make
when they see how serious you are
about golf. You'd rather be towed

than miss it.
That'll earn you a few points.

How much is a mechanic going
to cost? I shall pare him
to the bone for you.

Couldn't he drop us NEAR
the golf club? No.

And don't forget the impression
you'll make with your caddie.

Does he even know
which clubs are which?

Nobody said anything about
knowing which club was which.

HORN BEEPS

People who lift dragon's tail
will find convenient tow bar.

Now, pay attention, Clegg.
Here's the plan.

Alvin will lead Nora
to the right-hand side of the field.

Marina will lead Audrey Craig
to the left-hand side.

All clear so far. But then what?

On the dot of three o'clock, they
start walking towards each other and
they meet in the centre of the field.

Yes, I can understand that bit,
too, but what happens next?

They'll both be standing there
waiting for the other to speak.

That's when we do our bit with the
organisational flair for which Truly
of the Yard has long been famous.

Do I hear a round of applause?
It's your round next. What's he
doing here without a ticket?

I thought he was with you.

Are you asleep?

I'm not asleep. I'm like a coiled
spring, ready for any emergency.

Good, because there's one coming.

Did you see that? Of course
I saw it. I'm a trained observer.

What do you reckon it was?

It was a dragon.

Fair enough.
As long as it wasn't an emergency.

I'm going to have to change
my hay fever medication.

I can't do it.

I can't play in these shoes.
They're a present from Glenda.

I can. I've got to play in these
shoes. Oh, look at them.

I hate them.

They're too bright. They're
terrific. They belonged to a famous
comedian. They were his lucky shoes.

Why is there a switch on them shoes?

What do you mean a switch on?
It looks like a switch.

What's a switch doing
on a pair of shoes?

It does. It looks like a switch.

BANG!

Now what?

Well? Well?

Now.
BRASS BAND MUSIC STARTS

How's that for an apology?

BOTH: Whose idea was that?

Who do you think?

Oh, what a lovely thought.

Do you think you can ever really
be forgiven for insulting a hat?

People used to laugh at me
when I was a bobby,

but I found if you smiled
and were forgiving

you'd usually get the beggars later.

Sometimes they laugh at me
for wearing such a big feather.

Well, you should try
wearing it in your hat.

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