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Up you come.

What's he after, Brown? Huh?

What's he after?

Wheat. Oh, after tea.

Mick,

you take him so I can play a game with him or something. Keep him quiet.

Will you? Yes, you can have a biscuit.

Where shall I put this, ma'am? Put some of it away and put the rest on the

table. Mine, dear, mine. There's a good boy.

Hello, Eugene.

people, poor happy people, they lived in a cave.

Why are people staring at you? People are going to be staring at me when we go

to Australia.

What for?

I'm going to be a lifesaver.

I'm going to sit on one of them towers and when I see people drowning, I'm

going to dive in and save them. If you can't even swim, you won't get it.

Girls drowning.

Reg, we ain't going to Australia.

What?

If there's a good boy, off you go.

Don't wait, Tommy.

He's gone out.

Where to?

I don't know. Down the boozer, I suppose.

I've got to go and get some fags anyway. Do you want me to give him a call or

something? No, no, it doesn't matter.

Well, if I see him, I'll call him anyway.

There's a great big fat witch in this kitchen.

What did you say, darling?

There's a great big fat witch in there.

Great big fat witch? Where's she come from?

I know that, darling.

She took the boys with her.

She couldn't take Freddy.

He's too strong.

You go and see.

There, there, there.

Yes, package.

Come on now, don't help her.

Not done?

No.

Terry, I love that sweater.

Who are you giving it to?

He's washing, silly.

Mind you wash it back my size.

Mike? No.

No? Yes, Terry?

Wake me early, here.

Yes, sure, love.

Mike?

You've got to get him up. I'll get him up later.

No, no.

No?

No, what's the matter?

Going to have another baby?

No.

I reckon I must have eaten some of that mutt that Terry was cooking.

Come on now.

Back to bed.

What's an onion, Alan?

Eat it?

No.

Hi,

Reg. How is she?

Do you want to let me see her?

Why not?

I don't know. I found a room this time. And a doctor comes up and says she's

sleeping. Didn't you see her at all, Reg?

No. Give us a hand, Mick.

Said she weren't too hot. I reckon I gave her something.

No, Reg, sit him up there.

Leave him on his table.

Let go, please, lovey. Here, did you get the baby food, all right? Yeah, I got

it. Oh, Marie, please be quiet, lovey. Come on, then. Hey, oh, Meg,

don't give him that. He don't want to eat a bloody onion, doggie.

Here's your Reg.

Marie, please don't.

No, definitely not.

Oh, yeah, it's all right for you, isn't it? You don't have to cope with them all

day. Honestly, God, they're driving me round the bloody bend.

Now, look, Sue, you know what I told Mum. We're sticking together, all of us.

Well, what does Terry want?

My name's Sanders. I'm from Welfare.

May I come in?

I suppose so. Is that Blue and Welfare? Come on, let's go and get rich, will

you? You know this field, don't you?

What do you want, mate?

I'd like to talk to you about your mother.

She ain't my mother, mate.

It's the Blue and Welfare. We must be at school.

What do they want? Don't know. I nearly quit.

Sylvia's out there with them. Better keep out of the way. They're after the

babies. They don't want the babies. What about us two?

What's the trouble, Syl?

Oh, it's a welfare poking their noses in again, Reg. Look, the point is that

we're doing fine.

Sylvie's doing the cooking, us older ones are doing the shopping and the

cleaning. And what about school?

Billy goes.

He got a start, didn't he, Bill?

Yeah, yeah, he did. The rest of us, they can go tomorrow.

You got my word on that?

My mum's counting on me.

All right.

So are we, Reg.

off mum for bloody months. Ray! It's me that does all the bloody work round

here. What do you want? Listen, get the kids ready, will you, and get all the

prime and all.

Why, where are you off to?

Where's your bloody...

It's a present, are you? There's still a bit left. Face.

Look at your face. My wife paid downstairs.

Come on, off. The load of you. Off. Just told him my wife paid.

Come on. She gave you some money. I'm not getting off you.

Before you come out.

Chocolate. Yeah, looks like chocolate and all. It's all up your nose.

Here.

That's better, isn't it?

There.

Sylvia.

Is there anything else you want, love?

No, we're fine, thanks.

Alright, I'll be over the road if you want me.

that when someone dies, they go where they were happy.

Only you can't see them.

And Mum was happy here, wasn't she?

Well, it stands to reason.

They buried my Rachel over there.

Mum wouldn't stop there. She wouldn't stand for that.

Reg, I'm awful cold.

I'll pin together.

I've got a surprise for you in the morning.

All right, love.

Yeah.

Got to get ourselves organised, so... I'll get Eugene to help you with the

little ones.

Mick can do the beds.

And I'll get Terry to do the shopping.

Where's Tommy?

Out finding another beer, I expect.

You weren't counting on him, were you?

No. Of course not.

Bleeding good riddance, isn't he?

I should say so.

Next month, I'll be 18 years, damn it.

They won't be able to lay a finger on us then.

If they did, we could have them in court. My mum told me.

Got to get a job, though.

I thought of a bus driver, but then... They go to the same places all the time.

It's boring.

No cars, cars. That's more in my lane.

Tyres and all that.

I know all about them things.

If I'd have gone to Australia, I was going to be a mechanic.

Had a job lined up, ready and waiting.

I think it'd be better if I get a job like me dad.

Give myself a lorry and go into scrap metal.

You take, for instance, that school up on the hill.

There's miles of copper piping and lead piping just waiting.

Terry, you and Wood, do that coffee, will you? There's some more upstairs.

You can do them after you finish that, OK?

Eugene, you go and help Sylvia with the kids, OK?

You and Mick can go do some shopping later on, OK? OK.

I want a report when I get back, all right?

Hello. Who are you?

You can call me Aunty Rose.

Don't have no Aunty Rose.

You do now, lovey.

You lot.

Hold on.

And you.

And you.

And you.

Go on. Don't push me.

You didn't move on.

Go on, you'll be late.

Now, where do we start?

for one place.

Lovely.

Now, let me have them.

Come on, dear, they've got to be put away. Now, don't be so... Now, these are

my mum's food! These are my mum's food!

It's all right, love. It's all right, love. It's into the kitchen. Just leave

them alone. Look, I was only trying to... Just leave them alone!

Don't understand, do you?

Glad you'd come back, Marina. I missed you.

Had enough of that lazy sod. He's worthless.

You know, now that I've taken charge, me brothers look up to me like I was their

dad. Well, you see, we can't mess about. We've got to, you know, really get

things organised.

Like what?

Well, Australia. We could find out about Australia again, couldn't we?

Again? Yeah, I've read all about old Australia, you know. Yeah, I know you

have. I had a job plan there.

I was going to be a lifesaver.

I'm telling you.

If we went there, that'd be fantastic.

The kids would love it. On a beach, you know. It's an awful long way away, isn't

it? Yeah, but they'd love that, all the fresh air. It'd be fantastic.

All right, now, pass it round.

Pass them round, love, will you?

Go on, pass them up.

I'm bloody boiling!

She moved all the bags.

Did she?

Your food!

I ain't got no food!

Terry, sit down. Why, I'm terrified.

Sit down, anyway, and pass those things down.

Do they want enough room?

Right. Now the rest of you.

Behave. Behave.

Pass them, Ray. Are we eating or not?

Brian, pass the plates up. That's it. Down the end.

That's it.

Come on. Get a move on.

Pass them up.

Pass it across.

Here you are. Hurry up.

Pass them up.

Hurry up.

That's it. Up the end.

Hold it and pass them up, love. That's right. Pass them up. Of course. Pass

them, Ray. Now, now. Here you are, David.

Pass them along.

Got to go and live with Uncle Harry in Preston.

They must have paid her off.

Sue, we don't want to go.

What about us, then? I don't know. I'm trying to listen.

David, be quiet.

No, no, floor.

What else can we do, Reg?

It's a difficult problem.

And don't think I haven't thought about it. I've made dozens of phone calls.

I'm trying to understand.

We don't want to do this. It's just that we have no choice.

It's in your own interests. Look, OK, I understand. If the babies went to foster

till they can walk, maybe that's a good idea.

You can't take Sylvia. It's all right, Reg. I've bloody run away.

Look, me uncle Harry hates fellas. He's only taken Sylvia because she ain't a

boy. Well, if she goes, who's going to do the cooking?

You'll all be moved to a home. You'll be together?

Well, if we're going to be together, why can't we be here? This is a home, isn't

it? I promised me mum. Look, send another one of them welfare women if you

want. The only reason we're talking... Do you know what she called us?

Reg.

That's just not possible, I'm afraid.

Why not? This house is condemned. It's all part of the new development round

here. You've seen it, you know that.

Look, it is there, yes. You can't touch it. None of us will let you.

Look, surely there's got to be some other way.

Sorry, Rich.

Anyway, you'll only be there till your birthday.

Oh, thanks a million.

What about the rest of us?

Are you Eugène?

Get stuffed.

Oh, never.

Now, boys, you over there. Climb down from there, sir.

Now,

let's try to get stuff in.

Please.

Come on, come down.

What's your name?

Tell me.

Would you like to have supper? Or would you like to have a...

And I think a bar for you. Come on.

What's your name?

David, is it? Right. Good. Well, you pop into bed now.

And you, we'll have you over there.

I don't want to be over there. I want to be with him. You can't sleep with him.

You've got a bed of your own. Hurry up. Get into it. I think I was in the night.

Oh, he'll be all right. You pop into bed there now. Come on. And you, what's your

name? You go into bed there.

You go into bed over there. Hurry up now.

And you, over there.

Straight into bed.

Come on. You, get into this bed. Come on.

Right now, the rest of you, into bed.

Look lively.

You can have a good look around in the morning.

Come on, then. Pop into bed now.

What's your name? Michael?

John? Into bed. Come on, then. Come along. You in there.

And the rest of you.

To bed.

Come along now.

Good. That's everyone.

Matthew, out for the nightlight now.

I'll sit in here.

Terry, you're in bed one over there.

Terry!

And this bed is comfortable.

Look, there's 12 beds. You give me a good reason why not. Look, if you can

keep them quiet just for a moment... You try and keep them bloody quiet because I

can't. I can't bloody control them. Al, shut your mouth.

I'm not asking for much, am I?

They won't make...

Sit back in the yard. Okay.

How are you in Tibet?

Don't worry. Sooner or later, they'll want to use the bathroom.

Well, I'm as

disappointed

as you are.

But I cannot help the entire family.

I feel I may have a chance with the young ones.

Provided the older ones are taken away.

St. George's may be the answer. I don't know.

But please give me a ring when you've made up your mind and have decided

something.

Okay? Bye-bye.

Is that the only one?

Yeah.

No.

No.

Frank, we can't send them there. They're not delinquents. It's the only place

that has vacancies. But not for all of them. They want to be together.

Look, as long as they're together, they're not going to get them anyway.

Then those bloody kids will realise if they want me to help them, they've got

to help me.

Try and dig up something else.

And for God's sake, answer that bloody phone.

I'm also sorry, but I've got to have an answer when you see this by four. I

promise to call the council back.

Oh, yes. Well, Jackie knows the answers.

Oh, so you've surfaced at last. I've had your papers on my desk for a week. Now

you'll have to wait. Sit down.

Get the Father Morris.

God of us enjoyers.

Come on, he's got the best trades.

Come on.

At least you'll learn a trade.

I don't want to learn a bloody trade. I want to do all kinds of things.

We all do.

You shouldn't have to split us up. It's not necessary.

We were doing great as we were, weren't we?

Weren't we?

I'm sorry, Reg.

Just won't work out.

Come on, help me by getting your luggage together and let's get on with it, eh?

Are you not?

No.

What's that for?

I always had a mixture, Joker.

Be careful.

Pass us another beer, will you?

One more bottle?

Who went and got them, eh?

Oh, that was your stupid fault, wasn't it? It was your fault!

You can't touch him.

They boarded the whole house up. It's happening everywhere.

They're pulling this place down.

We were down in Australia.

It wouldn't have made no difference.

Where's the tea?

I've brought it over.

Now, come on, Reg. You know your mum says she wouldn't.

You didn't think he was going, did you?

I'll tell you what. I'm not leaving that house. I'll have to knock it down first.

I'll make sure that house is the last house left standing on that street.

Everybody stand.

Have you got most of the kids fixed up for the holidays, then?

Is he Alan's? Yeah. They're OK.

Mulligan. Yes.

Frank Berg have sent back to his mum. Yeah.

Hey, what about that lot over there?

Oh, well, I'm working on it.

Found some relatives. I think they'll take him for the holiday.

God, I wish you luck.

Them you mean.

Terry?

Terry?

Got some news for you.

You and your brothers are going to spend Christmas with your Uncle Ron.

Oh, Christmas?

Yeah. Oh, that's awesome.

Now, do you do us a favour?

Five o'clock on Sunday.

Trusting you.

Don't worry about it. I promise.

I'll cross my blooming heart.

You know where to go.

All right.

It's like a bomb's here.

A load of rubbish here, isn't it?

How are we going to get this place in shape?

Bloody hell, it's all bolted up.

Jesus, it's like a budge.

Can we never get in?

You need a crowbar?

Where are we going to get one?

Plenty of old dunks around.

I'll be staying at Weiner's. Where you been?

How'd you get out? They sent us to Uncle Ron's, but we didn't go there. Come here

last night. We tried to get in, but we couldn't. So we slept in the shed.

I didn't see you.

Come on.

Get out of the room.

Oh, bloody hell.

We are Helen's mug.

Well, the bed's OK.

Now, who's going to organise the food for us?

I'll go.

All right.

Oh, where's the bug? Where's my bug?

Rich, don't knock it. Just bang that nail in a bit firmer.

You're stupid, Bill. This will never bloody work. Hurry up. I'm going to put

this brick in.

Here you go, then.

I told you.

You're a genius, aren't you?

That schoolie never did you any harm.

Fire's looking good.

It's bad, is it? Yeah, there's a water.

Where'd you get all this from? Down in the supermarket.

What's the half of it?

Candles.

Candles. Panel.

Yes.

Panel. It slips.

Candles. Sure you got enough panels?

I never bought them.

Please. This is for you.

This is for you.

What's that?

Speed wheel cover.

Ain't got a car.

I reckon this place is looking all right.

I reckon you're the worst cook going.

Snowy likes it.

You know what this place needs, don't you?

What? You know.

Does she know we're out?

No. Well, they don't even know you're out, do they?

Anyway, I'll introduce you gradually.

Well, there's a fence, and there's a gate, and, uh, what else? A place to

hang and wash in.

And there's a garden.

Well, it could be a garden if we put some plants in it.

Are we going to be on our own?

What do you mean?

Well, I don't mind cooking for just the two of us.

Oh, you mean the brothers?

Oh, they're still there at school.

How about it?

I'll think about it.

Alan.

Give us a couple of days.

Keep quiet, Will. You're lifting the pair of your chakras.

Look, you lot cut out the back, will you? Why?

Look, don't ask questions. Do as I say. And for God's sake, come back gradually.

For goodness sake, what's the matter with you two?

Stop it, the pair of you.

Hello, Rena.

Are you coming in?

Well, I don't know, Reg. Well, it's boarded up, but it looks a lot better

inside. Honestly, it does, really.

Come on, Rena.

Well, it wasn't what you said, was it? But it looks a lot better inside.

Honestly, it does, really. Come on, give me a kiss.

All right. You OK?

Come on. Shut up. Come on.

Leave the babies there. We'll organise them after.

Listen, you two behave yourself.

Cozy, isn't it?

We did the best we could with the house.

Well, it's not perfect, but it'll do.

Don't want to knock it down.

Well?

Shall we have some tea, then?

They look cold, so I brought them in.

Um, that's Terry.

Hello. And that's Fred.

Roy?

No, this one's asleep.

And that's Billy.

I told him we'd come back gradually.

I think you'd better get some more cats.

Oh, we need Nell's rolling ones, innit?

No chance.

Why not?

I can't bloody spring them.

to get you lot out.

Now you go over and wake some of the others up, but don't make a noise, okay?

Wake up.

Take me home for Christmas.

Shh.

Nick, Nick.

Terry.

I've come to get you lot out.

Get your animax and give it to the others, but don't make a noise, okay?

Okay.

We're going to have Christmas together, okay?

I've got them.

Hello, David. Come and give them a cuddle.

Hey, lads, this is Rina. She really likes kids. Hello.

We're together, aren't we? Ain't we, Paul? I got them all out, though, didn't

I? Yeah.

Run up. Run up.

Don't be afraid. It's only Rina.

Say hello to Rina.

That's Eugene.

That's Mick. Say hello to Rina.

Don't be afraid.

There's a lot of you, isn't there?

That's Paul.

That's Paul.

Oh, that's Brian.

Hello, Brian.

Don't be frightened. It's only Rina.

Come and give me a hug.

Now, let's have us a real Christmas.

I'm going to put my finger right through his body.

I've got supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

I've got a finger right through you. Grace said that was supposed to be a

surprise. What's that they're cooking?

Pizza.

Smells more like...

What is

it?

It's a turkey.

It's got carrots for legs.

Well, it did have legs. Put it down.

But they were Mrs. Gibbs' dinner, so you'd better say thanks to her.

Thanks.

Go, go, go.

presents here. Yeah, the presents.

Freddie, you and David start handing them out. John, you too.

David, give this to Billy. Give Billy his.

Everybody's got one. I'm going to get mine, Freddie.

Hold on, there's something for everyone.

What you got, Billy?

It's all blank.

Of course it is.

You've got a white in it first before you can weed out of it. This one's for

Reg. Here's yours, Paul.

This one's for Brian.

That's right.

Yeah, well, the shop was shut in early, seeing I was in a bit of a hurry. It's

not being paid for anyway.

Give me a wiener, David.

What did you get, Mick?

You ought to know. You wrapped it.

Here you are, Chiefie Bella. Oh, thank you, Jamie.

Freddie, this one's for you.

Billy made that ages ago.

It goes up on the window.

Do you fancy me then?

Well? Of course I do.

Otherwise you wouldn't be here, would you?

But did they know where St. George's had sent the older boys on holiday?

No, we deliberately didn't mention it.

They were settling down quite well and we didn't want to relax.

Well, we've got one now.

Vic, I'll wait with you a minute.

Yeah, what do you want?

I know.

And it's she's place.

So they don't know about her.

And you've got to tell them.

What do you think, Rena?

Don't mind kids, do I?

They are, then.

Yeah.

That'll get them out of the welfare.

Fix their selves up perfectly.

The one bed will do nothing about it.

I'll go tell them in the morning, in the office.

They've got to have an office, haven't they?

I'll tell them straight out, then they'll have to fix the house up proper.

Bring that baby sickly shell. Sounds terrible.

One of us isn't feeling too well. Have you got something for a sore throat or

something to gargle with? It's one of the little ones, isn't it?

You've got one there.

Yes, it's Davy.

How do you know?

The welfare chapter, they're looking everywhere.

Come in.

He didn't say nothing, did he? Of course not. But what's the matter with Davy?

What's the matter with him?

I told you, it's a sore throat.

He's being looked after, OK?

I've got my girlfriend, Rena, over there.

She's very good with kids. She's got a couple of her own.

We'll probably get married. That'll do it.

You? Yeah, and then we'll be able to stay with the younger ones.

I think you should talk to him first.

Well, I'll make a deal, but he's got to let us stay together.

Do you know where he is?

No, I don't. Right.

Give David that.

One cup.

And make sure you phone him.

Would you like a drink of water?

He's ever so hot.

Look, I'll try and get home as soon as possible.

But I've got to see Reg.

I know the Barnstroms are there.

Yes, I know it's New Year's Eve. Congratulations.

But I'm working.

I've got to see Reg.

Okay?

Like it?

What are you trying to do, bribe me?

I want to know about Rena.

These things take time, Reg.

We'll have to make sure she's suitable first.

But it's me who's got to live with her, not you.

She has two of her own, then?

Yeah.

Fourteen again.

I told you, she likes kids.

Oh, look at that.

Reg, we've been forced to report your brothers as missing.

The older ones were due back this morning.

Now, whoever's harbouring them is breaking the law. They'll be picked up.

There's no law. There's no law that can break up a family. That's murder, that

is.

Nobody wants to break you up.

But my job is to find someone who is willing and able to take responsibility

for the lot of you.

And no one can.

I can. Me and Lena together.

Look.

All right, Reg.

The older ones I can do nothing about.

But you know, at this moment, the youngsters will be better off at Father

Morris'. Now, if you'll help me get them back, I promise to do a check on your

girl.

Then we'll see if we can find some way to get you all together.

Is that fair?

Have a sandwich.

But you promised.

It's only for a few days, Mick.

Lena's got to go as well. They're going to see her.

Once they've seen her, I promise I'll come and fetch her.

I've made a deal with him. Well, why can't we stay with you?

Look, Davey's sick, John. He's going to need you, isn't he?

Now, look, don't tell anyone that you've been here. That's very important.

You understand?

OK. Come on.

No, of course not. And they came bold as brass not half an hour ago.

Yes, I'm sure.

Come on. Up you go, lads. Hey!

How's it going, lads?

Oh, come on.

Sorry.

Okay. Great. Are they all in? Yep.

Oh, good.

Yep. Okay, Tony.

Thank God for that.

Well, we found some of them anyway. That's good.

Miss Snowy.

Damn.

I'm starving.

We'll get some food in the morning.

I got boy.

How? Bella saw it.

Got a snake first, then boy.

Are you sure?

Of course I'm sure.

They're after us all.

Bella says we're on television.

Said to tell the police if they saw us.

What are we going to do, Reg?

See if the welfare happened any later.

I hate to tell you, but I found the papers.

I had a feeling about it.

You never listen to anything I say.

He should have told me.

That girl of yours has a husband?

Yes. She hadn't seen him for years.

He budged it off before her first baby was born.

Well, it puts us in a bit of a spot. Why on earth didn't you tell me?

What's the point?

She's going to divorce him. She told me she's going to find him and divorce him.

And in the meantime?

We'll just live together with me brothers.

As though we were married and they was our kids.

Well, you didn't expect me to marry that bloody woman you sent round, did you?

to cut that bubble, yeah? Better have a look at that first, boy.

Jesus.

Huh? Hello there, how are you? All right. Not too bad, go.

of his name?

Right. Well, I've got Reg here now.

Oh, he's just leaving.

We'll be over right away.

Reg!

Reg!

They've got another one.

Now, if you've got any sense, you'll get the rest of them to come in.

Let's see which one it is.

Just him alone, yeah?

Yeah, that's who they even get called for, eh?

I've run out of money.

Where are the others?

As if I'll tell you.

I think you better.

I think I won't.

You really think he's going to tell her, eh?

He's not going to tell her. You people aren't helping these kids at all. Why

don't you people stop bloody persecuting those kids and find them a bleeding

home? I think we're trying.

Will you take them in?

Or you?

I'm trying to keep them together.

I've had 11 of them. How do you have us in half an hour?

11 kids.

Any of us?

What about you?

And you're doing all the talking.

hell did he go out?

Well, it's freezing.

We've got him for certain.

We're all going to freeze in here, aren't we?

You burnt it all.

You won't find nothing.

Sooner or later, they're going to follow us and find you, you know.

I know what you're thinking, but I'm not going back.

Ever. I don't care if I'm on the run for the rest of my bloody life.

They're not going to find me ever. I'll try and bring some more tomorrow for

you, I think.

Weena! Weena! Now, more news on Terry.

Now almost a national figure. Who has been missing now for ten days.

Today, a spokesman for child welfare said that his failure to return is

hindering plans for the settlement of the entire family.

and urged newspapers not to encourage their reporters to conceal his

whereabouts when they had had personal interviews with him.

Look, you're going to just have to talk to him, Rach.

Terry's right. I promise you. We know.

They've got to do something. People don't like it.

No, I've told you I'm not prepared to make a statement at the moment.

Thank you.

There's another one of them. I just don't understand people.

Do you know my wife had three threatening telephone calls yesterday?

I tell you, I'm up to here with it.

Well, we could tell them the whole story, our side of things, too. Well,

you know we can't do that. It's already become a national issue.

Oh, come on. No.

Look, we'll pay you.

All right, then.

Five pence for talking.

Ten pence for a picture, right?

But 50 pence, I reckon, for that thing.

All right.

You're on. Come on.

Just down there. I just... I just want to ask you a few questions.

Okay, tell me.

Five, date one.

All right now, Terry.

Can you tell us, how did it all start?

We wanted to stay together, as a family.

They wouldn't listen. They split us up.

So what did you do?

We ran away.

And you've been living rough?

Yeah. For how long? About two weeks.

Have you got any friends?

Might have.

What do you do for food?

I manage.

Money? Little.

Well, it's very cold, isn't it? Yes.

At night?

Yes. Well, how long do you think you'll be able to hold out for, Terry? A week?

A month?

As long as I have to.

Until I let us get back as a family.

Well, Terry, thank you, and I hope we'll have the chance to talk to you again

soon. And I hope that your particular protest will be effective.

And now this is Tom Marshall returning you to News at Ten.

I want Reg.

First thing tomorrow. You've seen them for the first time, you know it's a

marvellous place for them to be.

So you've got to get Terry back.

It's a decision for all you older children to make, including Terry.

But he won't bloody listen to me. But they need a proper home, Reg.

They don't want no farm. They want us.

Look, it's not a question of what they want. I've found a place for them. And

we've all got to come to a decision. And for this, I need Terry.

No.

Look, Terry.

It's two years for you.

Think how long it's going to be for Davy and the others.

So why don't you just do as I say and give yourself up?

The trouble is, you just don't listen to me, do you?

You're with them.

You're on their side now.

Terry, I'm not on their side.

I'm just trying to help you. I'm trying to help the family.

I don't know what is best.

Now, will you just do me a favour? You've got to think of the little ones.

They'll give us a chance to be together later on. They won't be away for long.

You can take the Littlens to the farm for a tryout.

But then we've all got to decide together.

You understand?

Yes.

Okay, Rich.

We're here to decide whether or not the little ends are going to stay or come

back with us.

I think it's up to them to have their say first.

Eugene?

Stay, please.

Brian?

You both want to stay, please, right?

Yeah.

Do you want to stay, Dave?

I want to stay here.

John?

Do you reckon, Phil?

Ready? Stay.

Harry? Stay.

Roy? Stay.

Well, that's it, then.

They stayed, didn't they?

It was their decision, Rich.

It's what they wanted.

Do you know what I reckon?

I reckon we should get us a farm.

Yeah, somewhere handy.

What do you mean handy?

I mean a big one with a bloody great house.

I'm going to have me lots more kids.

Kids never hurt anybody, did they?

Never hurt anybody at all.

Oh, no.

Kids, there's a lot we can learn from the small.

Oh, yeah.

There's airplanes and trains and rockets to the moon and broken down.