1 00:01:30,382 --> 00:01:33,635 J" my mummy says I'm a miracle j” 2 00:01:37,681 --> 00:01:41,184 j" my daddy says I'm a special little guy j“ 3 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:42,894 j" I am a Princess j” 4 00:01:42,978 --> 00:01:44,646 j" I am a prince j“ 5 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:48,233 j" mum says I'm an angel stepped down from the sky j” 6 00:01:48,317 --> 00:01:51,987 j" my daddy says I'm his special little soldier j” 7 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:55,073 -j' no one is as bold or tough as me j“ -j' tough as me j“ 8 00:01:55,157 --> 00:01:57,159 j" has my daddy told you I 9 00:01:57,242 --> 00:01:58,952 j" one day when I'm older j“ 10 00:01:59,036 --> 00:02:00,829 j" I can be a soldier j“ 11 00:02:00,912 --> 00:02:02,748 punch you in the face. 12 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:06,877 J" take another picture of our pumpkin from this angle over here j“ 13 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,339 I know we oughtn't say this but she's clearly cuter than her peers 14 00:02:10,422 --> 00:02:12,382 -j' what a dearj' -j' honey, look at mummy j” 15 00:02:12,466 --> 00:02:14,009 j" try not to vomit on your brother j“ 16 00:02:14,092 --> 00:02:15,719 - smile for mummy. - Smile for mother. 17 00:02:15,802 --> 00:02:17,387 - I think she blinked. - Take another 18 00:02:17,471 --> 00:02:18,865 j" have you seen what he can do? J” 19 00:02:18,889 --> 00:02:20,199 j" is that unusual for day two? J' 20 00:02:20,223 --> 00:02:23,602 j” ls smiling early not a sign of an exceptional IQ? J' 21 00:02:23,685 --> 00:02:24,746 j " she's just delightful j" 22 00:02:24,770 --> 00:02:26,205 -j' so intuitive j" -j' so insightful j' 23 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:28,273 j" might he be a little brighter than the norm? J” 24 00:02:28,357 --> 00:02:30,484 j” I know to say it's frightful form j” 25 00:02:31,109 --> 00:02:33,862 j" my mummy says I'm a miracle j' 26 00:02:33,945 --> 00:02:36,740 j" one look at my face and it's plain to see j“ 27 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:40,285 j" ever since the day doc chopped the umbilical cord j' 28 00:02:40,369 --> 00:02:43,580 j" it's been clear there's no peer for a miracle like me j' 29 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:46,249 j" my mummy says I'm a miracle j' 30 00:02:46,333 --> 00:02:49,544 j" that I'm as tiny and as shiny as a mirror ball j' 31 00:02:49,628 --> 00:02:52,798 j" you can be all cynical but it's a truth empirical j" 32 00:02:52,881 --> 00:02:56,134 j" there's never been a miracle as factually spectacularly j" 33 00:02:56,218 --> 00:02:59,596 j" actually miraculously fabulous a miracle as me I 34 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,139 a baby? 35 00:03:01,223 --> 00:03:02,349 I'm not having a baby. 36 00:03:02,432 --> 00:03:05,310 What on earth gives you that idea? I'm not listening to this. 37 00:03:05,394 --> 00:03:06,436 This is quackery. 38 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:11,108 - But you're about to give birth. - Are you out of your mind? 39 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:13,276 Mrs wormwood, you're having a contraction. 40 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:14,736 I'm not having contractions. 41 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:16,780 Contractions are for pregnant women... 42 00:03:16,863 --> 00:03:22,828 - Now... - Who are having babies! 43 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:25,414 I'm having a stinking baby! 44 00:03:25,497 --> 00:03:29,501 J” every life I bring into this world j' 45 00:03:29,584 --> 00:03:34,256 j" restores my faith in humankind j 46 00:03:34,339 --> 00:03:37,384 j" oh, whoa j“ 47 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:41,888 j" each new-born life a canvas yet unpainted j" 48 00:03:41,972 --> 00:03:44,641 j” their still-unbroken skin j” 49 00:03:45,267 --> 00:03:49,020 j" their uncorrupted mind j” 50 00:03:49,104 --> 00:03:54,151 j” every life is unbelievably unlikely j“ 51 00:03:55,610 --> 00:03:59,906 J" the chances of existence almost infinitely small I 52 00:03:59,990 --> 00:04:01,533 j” infinitely small j” 53 00:04:01,616 --> 00:04:04,661 j" the most common thing in life j' 54 00:04:04,745 --> 00:04:09,124 j” is life j“ 55 00:04:11,126 --> 00:04:14,171 J" and yet every single life j' 56 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,882 j” every new life j” 57 00:04:17,591 --> 00:04:20,886 j" is a miracle j“ 58 00:04:20,969 --> 00:04:23,138 j" miracle j“ 59 00:04:23,221 --> 00:04:25,432 - what? - A girl. 60 00:04:25,515 --> 00:04:28,560 What, you mean my son is a girl? 61 00:04:28,643 --> 00:04:30,645 I mean that your daughter is a girl. 62 00:04:30,729 --> 00:04:35,025 But the balloons, doctor. I mean, the balloons, they say boy. 63 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:36,943 Mr wormwood, your wife has just given birth 64 00:04:37,027 --> 00:04:39,196 to a beautiful, healthy, happy little girl. 65 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,824 She's perfect. This is fantastic news. 66 00:04:42,908 --> 00:04:48,622 J" why do bad things always happen to good people? J“ 67 00:04:49,372 --> 00:04:55,378 j" fine, upstanding citizens like you and me j" 68 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:58,340 j" why, when we've done nothing wrong j“ 69 00:04:58,423 --> 00:05:01,343 j" should this disaster come along? J“ 70 00:05:01,426 --> 00:05:03,178 -j' this horrible j” -j' miracle j' 71 00:05:03,261 --> 00:05:04,805 -j' weird-looking j“ -j' miracle j' 72 00:05:04,888 --> 00:05:06,128 j " hairy little stinky feet j" 73 00:05:06,181 --> 00:05:08,809 j” with no sign of a winky—dink at all j” 74 00:05:08,892 --> 00:05:11,686 j" every life is a miracle j“ 75 00:05:11,770 --> 00:05:14,773 j" every life is a miracle j“ 76 00:05:14,856 --> 00:05:18,735 j" every life is a miracle j“ 77 00:05:18,819 --> 00:05:20,987 j" my mummy says I'm a miracle j' 78 00:05:21,071 --> 00:05:24,032 j" one look at my face and it's plain to see j“ 79 00:05:24,115 --> 00:05:27,869 j" ever since the day doc chopped the umbilical cord j' 80 00:05:27,953 --> 00:05:31,081 j" it's been clear there's no peer for a miracle like me j' 81 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:33,625 j" my mummy says I'm a miracle j' 82 00:05:33,708 --> 00:05:36,753 j" that I'm as tiny and as shiny as a mirror ball j' 83 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:40,090 j" you can be all cynical but it's a truth empirical j" 84 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:43,718 j" there's never been a miracle a miracle as miracle as j“ 85 00:05:43,802 --> 00:05:45,220 j" a miracle as miracle as j' 86 00:05:45,303 --> 00:05:46,847 j" a miracle as miracle as... j” 87 00:05:52,686 --> 00:05:55,981 J" my mummy says I'm a lousy little worm j' 88 00:05:56,064 --> 00:05:58,900 j" my daddy says I'm a bore j' 89 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:02,821 j" my mummy says I'm a jumped-up little germ j' 90 00:06:02,904 --> 00:06:06,491 j” that kids like me should be against the law j" 91 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:10,120 j" my daddy says I should learn to shut my pie hole j' 92 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:13,582 j" no one likes a smart-mouthed girl like me j' 93 00:06:13,665 --> 00:06:17,544 j" mum says I'm a good case for population control j' 94 00:06:17,627 --> 00:06:21,256 j" dad says I should watch more TV j' 95 00:06:21,339 --> 00:06:22,966 everything all right, Matilda? 96 00:06:23,925 --> 00:06:25,719 Yes, thank you, mrs Phelps. 97 00:06:25,802 --> 00:06:29,598 - Only it's sort of closing time. - Oh, right. 98 00:06:29,681 --> 00:06:31,683 I could stay while you pack up. 99 00:06:31,766 --> 00:06:34,227 When I say "sort of," I mean an hour ago. 100 00:06:34,311 --> 00:06:35,896 I already have packed up. 101 00:06:35,979 --> 00:06:38,148 You looked so peaceful I didn't wanna disturb you. 102 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:41,401 But I just know your parents cannot wait to have you back home. 103 00:06:42,611 --> 00:06:44,279 Oh, yeah, they love me home. 104 00:06:46,823 --> 00:06:48,575 Just love me at home. 105 00:06:50,660 --> 00:06:56,917 Oh, no! It's a disaster, Harry! We forgot to send it to school! 106 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,502 He goes to school all the time, didn't you, boy? 107 00:06:59,586 --> 00:07:02,422 I'm a girl. And no, I don't. I've never been to school. 108 00:07:02,505 --> 00:07:04,633 - Where'd you get the books from? - From the library. 109 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:08,261 - What? They're doing books now? - Oh, you are such an idiot. 110 00:07:08,345 --> 00:07:11,806 Not me. I've got a business to run. It's not my job to look after brats. 111 00:07:11,890 --> 00:07:15,060 I've got enough stress, what with all this debt you've put us in. 112 00:07:15,143 --> 00:07:16,227 That I've put us in? 113 00:07:16,311 --> 00:07:18,813 Yeah. Yeah, you. Don't you get it? 114 00:07:18,897 --> 00:07:22,567 We're trapped in the chains of debt. 115 00:07:22,651 --> 00:07:24,569 And you, you expect me to escape 116 00:07:24,653 --> 00:07:27,781 like I'm some kind of flaming escapologist? 117 00:07:27,864 --> 00:07:29,574 Escapologist, is it? 118 00:07:29,658 --> 00:07:31,201 Well, I have a whole house to run. 119 00:07:31,284 --> 00:07:33,828 - Dinners don't microwave themselves. - Hello? 120 00:07:35,372 --> 00:07:36,623 Who the flaming flip is that? 121 00:07:36,706 --> 00:07:39,334 That's what I was gonna tell you. The school inspector is here. 122 00:07:39,417 --> 00:07:42,379 He's in the dining room with some floozy. What are we gonna do? 123 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:44,380 Well... 124 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:49,135 Dr Martin Luther King once said, "a lie cannot live." 125 00:07:50,512 --> 00:07:54,182 Yeah. Yeah, we'll lie our way out of it. Like what that doctor said. 126 00:07:55,725 --> 00:07:57,227 Home-schooling. 127 00:07:57,310 --> 00:08:00,313 Uh, yeah. Yeah. We home-school that one. 128 00:08:00,397 --> 00:08:01,690 It's all the rage these days. 129 00:08:01,773 --> 00:08:04,901 And what with being a businessman and an entrepreneur, 130 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:07,821 well, then, I understand rage. 131 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:09,322 Okay. 132 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:12,909 And what kind of education does she receive here? 133 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:17,580 Well, I do make-up, and Harry does welding. 134 00:08:23,753 --> 00:08:25,588 Matilda, isn't it? 135 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:29,175 My name is miss honey. 136 00:08:31,428 --> 00:08:34,180 So you've been home-schooled, have you? 137 00:08:35,223 --> 00:08:39,269 We were wondering if you'd like to come to be school-schooled? 138 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:42,439 We're a few weeks in already, but we've another girl 139 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:44,649 who's missed the start of term too. 140 00:08:44,733 --> 00:08:46,693 You could just join her. 141 00:08:46,776 --> 00:08:47,861 What's it like? 142 00:08:48,611 --> 00:08:49,988 School-school. 143 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,744 Sometimes it can be... intense. 144 00:08:55,827 --> 00:08:58,580 But I promise you, my class is just fun. 145 00:08:59,330 --> 00:09:03,585 I'll teach you all about history and music and literature and... 146 00:09:03,668 --> 00:09:05,253 Literature? 147 00:09:05,336 --> 00:09:06,921 So books, then? 148 00:09:08,006 --> 00:09:10,300 At school we have loads of books, 149 00:09:10,383 --> 00:09:11,801 full of stories. 150 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:13,928 And we'll even teach you how to write your own. 151 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:16,264 How's that sound? 152 00:09:19,476 --> 00:09:21,061 I'd better go. 153 00:09:31,154 --> 00:09:32,530 Once upon a time, 154 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:35,533 there was a little girl 155 00:09:36,534 --> 00:09:37,869 who was trapped... 156 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:41,247 I can't believe that. I can't believe that. 157 00:09:41,331 --> 00:09:42,916 How dare they? 158 00:09:42,999 --> 00:09:46,127 - I'm getting fined because of you. - It's not my fault. 159 00:09:46,211 --> 00:09:47,712 You forgot to send me to school. 160 00:09:47,796 --> 00:09:51,174 Well, you're going to school now, and you're gonna meet the trunchbull. 161 00:09:51,257 --> 00:09:52,592 The trunchbull? 162 00:09:52,675 --> 00:09:55,929 Agatha trunchbull, headmistress at crunchem hall. 163 00:09:56,012 --> 00:09:58,598 Big, strong, scary woman, she is. 164 00:09:58,681 --> 00:10:01,726 Used to compete in the Olympics. Yeah, throwing the hammer. 165 00:10:02,310 --> 00:10:03,853 And guess what I just did. 166 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:06,689 I called her and told her 167 00:10:06,773 --> 00:10:11,444 what a nasty little trouble-making goblin you are. 168 00:10:12,487 --> 00:10:17,033 Oh, she is so looking forward to meeting you. 169 00:10:17,909 --> 00:10:19,369 That's not fair. 170 00:10:19,994 --> 00:10:22,539 - That's not right. - That'll teach you. 171 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:25,125 - Ruining our lives. - Yeah, disgusting little gargoyle. 172 00:10:26,417 --> 00:10:31,714 J" Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water j“ 173 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:36,136 j" so they say the subsequent fall was inevitable j' 174 00:10:36,219 --> 00:10:39,681 j" they never stood a chance they were written that way j' 175 00:10:39,764 --> 00:10:43,434 j" innocent victims of their story j' 176 00:10:45,937 --> 00:10:48,273 j" like Romeo and Juliet j“ 177 00:10:48,356 --> 00:10:51,484 j" 'twas written in the stars before they even met j' 178 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:55,947 j" that love and fate and a touch of stupidity j" 179 00:10:56,030 --> 00:10:59,284 j" would Rob them of their hope of living happily j' 180 00:10:59,367 --> 00:11:03,329 j" the endings are often a little bit gory j' 181 00:11:03,913 --> 00:11:07,292 j” I wonder why they didn't just change their story j' 182 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:12,297 j" we 're told we have to do what we 're told but surely j” 183 00:11:15,216 --> 00:11:18,553 j" sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty j" 184 00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:24,559 j" just because you find that life's not fair j' 185 00:11:24,642 --> 00:11:27,979 j" it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it j' 186 00:11:28,062 --> 00:11:31,649 j" if you always take it on the chin and wear it j' 187 00:11:31,733 --> 00:11:33,276 j" nothing will change j“ 188 00:11:34,611 --> 00:11:37,906 j" even if you're little you can do a lot I 189 00:11:37,989 --> 00:11:41,492 j" you mustn't let a little thing like little stop you j“ 190 00:11:41,576 --> 00:11:44,245 j" if you sit around and let them get on top j“ 191 00:11:44,329 --> 00:11:48,249 j" you might as well be saying you think that it's okay j" 192 00:11:48,333 --> 00:11:49,417 j " and that's not right j" 193 00:11:50,793 --> 00:11:53,171 j” and if it's not right j' 194 00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:57,050 j " you have to put it right j" 195 00:12:09,395 --> 00:12:12,941 J" in the slip of a bolt there's a tiny revolt j' 196 00:12:13,024 --> 00:12:16,277 j" the seed of a war in the creak of a floorboard j' 197 00:12:16,361 --> 00:12:19,656 j" a storm can begin with a flap of a wing j“ 198 00:12:19,739 --> 00:12:22,575 j" the tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting j“ 199 00:12:22,659 --> 00:12:25,828 j" every day starts with the tick of a clock j" 200 00:12:25,912 --> 00:12:29,082 j" all escapes start with the click of a lock j' 201 00:12:29,165 --> 00:12:32,919 j" if you're stuck in your story and want to get out j“ 202 00:12:33,002 --> 00:12:36,339 j" you don't have to cry you don't have to shout j” 203 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,508 j" 'cause if you're little you can do a lot I 204 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:42,428 j" you mustn't let a little thing like little stop you j“ 205 00:12:42,512 --> 00:12:45,390 j" if you sit around and let them get on top j“ 206 00:12:45,473 --> 00:12:47,267 j" you won't change a thing j' 207 00:12:48,935 --> 00:12:52,313 j" just because you find that life's not fair j' 208 00:12:52,397 --> 00:12:55,483 j" it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it j' 209 00:12:55,566 --> 00:12:58,861 j" if you always take it on the chin and wear it j' 210 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:02,323 j" you might as well be saying you think that it's okay j" 211 00:13:02,407 --> 00:13:03,950 j " and that's not right j" 212 00:13:05,243 --> 00:13:07,495 j” and if it's not right j' 213 00:13:08,496 --> 00:13:11,624 j " you have to put it right j" 214 00:13:13,167 --> 00:13:16,170 j" but nobody else ls gonna put it right for me j" 215 00:13:16,254 --> 00:13:19,799 j" nobody but me is gonna change my story j“ 216 00:13:19,882 --> 00:13:23,469 j" sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty j" 217 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,514 what have you done to my hair? 218 00:13:39,068 --> 00:13:42,238 Why'd you want it green, anyway? Is it a circus thing or...? 219 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:43,614 What circus thing? 220 00:13:43,698 --> 00:13:47,618 This escapologist you keep going on about, does he have green hair? 221 00:13:47,702 --> 00:13:48,995 There is no escapologist. 222 00:13:49,078 --> 00:13:51,497 And I keep telling you, I didn't do it. 223 00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:58,880 Escapologist. Escapologist. 224 00:13:58,963 --> 00:14:02,008 Once upon a time, there was a great escapologist. 225 00:14:02,592 --> 00:14:07,138 He was so kind, the sort of man any child would love to have as their father. 226 00:14:08,556 --> 00:14:13,186 And one day, he fell in love with... an acrobat. 227 00:14:31,788 --> 00:14:32,788 Matilda? 228 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:36,501 Hello, mrs Phelps. 229 00:14:36,584 --> 00:14:39,504 School doesn't start for another hour yet, does it? 230 00:14:40,129 --> 00:14:41,589 Oh, I'm early. 231 00:14:41,672 --> 00:14:43,883 Because of excitement. 232 00:14:45,301 --> 00:14:48,012 Miss honey's going to teach us to tell stories. 233 00:14:48,554 --> 00:14:50,515 But I think I've got one already. 234 00:14:51,140 --> 00:14:56,270 I can feel it sort of reeling in me, like it's bursting to get out. 235 00:14:56,354 --> 00:14:59,232 Well, I think if it's bursting, you should probably tell it 236 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,317 as soon as possible, don't you? 237 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,111 I'll get us some lemonade. 238 00:15:03,194 --> 00:15:06,364 But it might be a bit intense. 239 00:15:07,532 --> 00:15:10,701 Matilda wormwood, stories are my business. 240 00:15:10,785 --> 00:15:12,495 I think I'll be fine. 241 00:15:14,163 --> 00:15:15,498 Once upon a time, 242 00:15:15,581 --> 00:15:19,419 the two greatest circus performers in the world, 243 00:15:19,502 --> 00:15:24,841 an escapologist who could escape from any lock ever invented 244 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:26,175 and an acrobat 245 00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:30,096 who was so skilled it seemed she could actually fly, 246 00:15:30,179 --> 00:15:31,973 fell in love and got married. 247 00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:35,810 Together, they performed the most incredible feats 248 00:15:35,893 --> 00:15:37,311 anyone had ever seen. 249 00:15:38,020 --> 00:15:40,148 People would come from miles around. 250 00:15:40,231 --> 00:15:43,526 Kings, queens, celebrities and astronauts. 251 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:48,239 But despite their love, despite their fame, 252 00:15:49,115 --> 00:15:50,241 they were sad. 253 00:15:50,324 --> 00:15:54,537 "We have everything that the world has to offer," said the wife. 254 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:57,540 "But not the one thing in the world we want most. 255 00:15:58,374 --> 00:15:59,834 We do not have a child." 256 00:15:59,917 --> 00:16:04,881 "Patience, my love," the husband replied. "Time is on our side." 257 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,883 - Even time loves us." - Even time loves us. 258 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,928 But time is the one thing no one is master of. 259 00:16:11,012 --> 00:16:16,517 And as time passed, they grew quite old, and still, no child. 260 00:16:17,268 --> 00:16:20,688 The sadness of living alone in their big empty house 261 00:16:20,771 --> 00:16:23,608 drew them on to ever more dangerous feats 262 00:16:23,691 --> 00:16:29,197 as work became the only place to escape the inescapable sorrow of their lives. 263 00:16:30,239 --> 00:16:32,533 And so it was they decided to perform 264 00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:36,162 the most dangerous feat ever in the world ever. 265 00:16:36,245 --> 00:16:37,622 It is called... 266 00:16:37,705 --> 00:16:40,958 Said the acrobat, announcing the event to the world's press, 267 00:16:41,042 --> 00:16:44,003 who had gathered to listen with bated breath. 268 00:16:44,086 --> 00:16:49,550 The burning woman hurling through the air with dynamite in her hair 269 00:16:49,634 --> 00:16:52,637 over sharks and spiky objects... 270 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,264 Caught by the man locked in the cage. 271 00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:59,227 -And it is the most dangerous feat ever -it is the most dangerous feat ever 272 00:16:59,310 --> 00:17:01,354 - in the world ever. - In the world ever. 273 00:17:07,318 --> 00:17:08,778 It is our destiny. 274 00:17:09,612 --> 00:17:12,281 It is where the loneliness of life has led us. 275 00:17:17,078 --> 00:17:19,580 Well... what happened next? 276 00:17:22,333 --> 00:17:25,545 I don't know. Not yet, anyway. 277 00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:29,674 - School's open. I'd better go. - But what about the rest of the story? 278 00:17:29,757 --> 00:17:32,009 - I'll tell you the rest tomorrow. - Tomorrow? 279 00:17:32,093 --> 00:17:35,137 - But I'm over at the lake tomorrow. - The lake. Okay. 280 00:17:35,221 --> 00:17:39,600 Well, have a great day at school. And be careful in there. 281 00:17:39,684 --> 00:17:41,561 Oh, I'm not worried. 282 00:17:41,644 --> 00:17:45,356 If people do scary things to you, you can just do scary things back. 283 00:17:45,439 --> 00:17:47,692 But, Matilda, remember: 284 00:17:48,818 --> 00:17:51,445 - Two wrongs don't make a right. - Unless they do. 285 00:17:51,529 --> 00:17:54,365 In which case you've just made a right out of two wrongs. 286 00:17:54,448 --> 00:17:55,866 Which has gotta be good. 287 00:18:02,498 --> 00:18:05,418 - Is it your first day too? - Yes. 288 00:18:05,501 --> 00:18:09,088 I'm not worried, but I think Isaac might be. 289 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,592 What if we went in together? 290 00:18:13,384 --> 00:18:16,512 Yep. That way, me and Isaac can look after you 291 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,598 if anything, you know... 292 00:18:29,483 --> 00:18:30,526 Oi! New kid. 293 00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:33,863 J" so you think you're able j 294 00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:38,034 j" to survive this mess by being a prince or a Princess j' 295 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:42,371 j" you will soon see there's no escaping tragedy j” 296 00:18:44,540 --> 00:18:48,377 j " and even if you put in heaps of effort j" 297 00:18:49,003 --> 00:18:51,964 j " you're just wasting energy j" 298 00:18:52,048 --> 00:18:56,260 j" 'cause your life as you know it is ancient history j“ 299 00:18:57,845 --> 00:19:00,848 J" I have suffered in this jail j' 300 00:19:00,931 --> 00:19:03,643 j" have been trapped inside this cage for ages j' 301 00:19:03,726 --> 00:19:05,227 j” this living hell j” 302 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,813 j" but if! Try, I can remember j' 303 00:19:07,897 --> 00:19:10,399 j" that before my life had ended j' 304 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:13,069 j " before my happy days were over j" 305 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:17,156 j" before I first heard the pealing of the bell j“ 306 00:19:17,239 --> 00:19:19,617 j" like you, I was curious j” 307 00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:22,244 j" so innocent I asked a thousand questions j' 308 00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:24,497 j" but unless you want to suffer j' 309 00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:27,667 j" listen up and I will teach you a thing or two j” 310 00:19:27,750 --> 00:19:29,251 j " you listen here, my dear j" 311 00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:31,647 j" you'll be punished so severely if you step out of line j' 312 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:34,432 j" and if you cry, it will be double you should stay out of trouble j” 313 00:19:34,465 --> 00:19:36,634 j" and remember to be extremely careful j' 314 00:19:37,885 --> 00:19:38,969 why? 315 00:19:39,053 --> 00:19:40,221 J” why? J' 316 00:19:40,304 --> 00:19:42,515 why? Did you hear what we said? 317 00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:46,894 J" just you wait for phys ed! J“ 318 00:19:47,561 --> 00:19:48,729 what's phys ed? 319 00:19:48,813 --> 00:19:50,231 Physical education. 320 00:19:51,148 --> 00:19:52,817 The trunchbull speciality. 321 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:55,069 Who are you? 322 00:19:55,152 --> 00:19:58,489 We're prefects. We're here to take you to class. 323 00:19:58,572 --> 00:19:59,907 We're going to start learning? 324 00:19:59,990 --> 00:20:01,617 Oh, you'll start learning, all right. 325 00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:04,370 Great. I already know the alphabet. 326 00:20:04,453 --> 00:20:07,498 You don't know the alphabet until we learn you the alphabet. 327 00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:11,335 J " so you think you're a-ble j" 328 00:20:11,419 --> 00:20:14,672 j" to survive this mess by b-ing a prince or a Princess j“ 329 00:20:14,755 --> 00:20:18,467 j" you will soon c there's no escaping trage-d j” 330 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:23,723 j” and even if you put in heaps of f-ort j“ 331 00:20:23,806 --> 00:20:25,808 j" you're just wasting ener-g j“ 332 00:20:26,350 --> 00:20:29,437 j" 'cause your life as you know it is h-ent history j“ 333 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,608 j" I have suffered in this j-ail j” 334 00:20:34,692 --> 00:20:37,987 j" I've been trapped inside this k-age for ages j' 335 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,780 j” this living I j“ 336 00:20:39,864 --> 00:20:42,283 j" but if! Try, I can rem-m-ber j“ 337 00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:44,744 j" back before my life had n-ded j” 338 00:20:44,827 --> 00:20:47,455 j" before my happy days were o-verj' 339 00:20:47,538 --> 00:20:51,834 j" before I first heard the p-ling of the bell j' 340 00:20:57,423 --> 00:20:59,383 J " like you, I was q-rious j" 341 00:20:59,467 --> 00:21:02,428 j" so innocent I r—sked a thousand questions j" 342 00:21:02,511 --> 00:21:04,597 j" but unl-s you want to suffer j' 343 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,100 j" listen up and I will t-ch you a thing or two j” 344 00:21:08,184 --> 00:21:09,643 j" u listen here, my dear j“ 345 00:21:09,727 --> 00:21:12,080 j" you'll be punished so se-v—rely if you step out of line j' 346 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:14,499 j” and if you cry, it will be w should stay out of trouble j' 347 00:21:14,523 --> 00:21:17,401 j" and remember to be x-tremely careful j' 348 00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:20,946 j” why? J' 349 00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:23,449 why? Didn't you hear what we said? 350 00:21:24,742 --> 00:21:26,470 I have become aware 351 00:21:26,494 --> 00:21:28,370 that some of you are not yet in class. 352 00:21:28,454 --> 00:21:32,249 Correct this. You have five seconds to comply. 353 00:21:32,333 --> 00:21:33,334 J” a-b-c-d-e—f—g j” 354 00:21:33,417 --> 00:21:34,960 -j' five j' -j' h-i-j-k-I-m-n-o-p j“ 355 00:21:35,044 --> 00:21:37,588 -j' q-r-s-t-u-v-w-x j' -j' four, three j' 356 00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:39,548 j' why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? J' 357 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:41,634 - two. - Lavender, Matilda, inside, quick. 358 00:21:41,717 --> 00:21:42,551 One. 359 00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:44,303 Just you wait for phys ed. 360 00:21:48,599 --> 00:21:52,478 Yes. Miss trunchbull is keen on punctuality. 361 00:21:52,561 --> 00:21:56,065 Best not to be late. Now come and meet your new friends. 362 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:57,775 This is lavender and Matilda. 363 00:21:57,858 --> 00:22:02,696 And if there's anything too difficult, just ask a classmate. 364 00:22:02,780 --> 00:22:04,657 They'll help you. All right? 365 00:22:05,366 --> 00:22:06,366 Miss? 366 00:22:06,909 --> 00:22:08,452 It's hurting my head. 367 00:22:09,745 --> 00:22:12,122 Oh, no, Nigel, that's not for you. 368 00:22:12,206 --> 00:22:15,501 They use this classroom for grown-up lessons at night. 369 00:22:15,584 --> 00:22:17,086 They must have left it up there. 370 00:22:20,756 --> 00:22:24,718 Nigel. Nigel. Nigel. 371 00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:28,681 Relax. 372 00:22:30,975 --> 00:22:31,976 Well done. 373 00:22:32,893 --> 00:22:36,063 Now, who would like to Polish off what's on the board? 374 00:22:36,146 --> 00:22:37,146 - Me. - Miss honey. 375 00:22:39,942 --> 00:22:42,194 Matilda, how about you? 376 00:22:45,823 --> 00:22:49,702 - So today is reading. - Yes! 377 00:22:50,828 --> 00:22:54,206 Now, this book is actually for 9-year-olds, 378 00:22:54,290 --> 00:22:59,253 but you're all doing so well that I thought we'd give this a try. 379 00:22:59,336 --> 00:23:02,673 I'd like you all to read the first chapter. 380 00:23:02,756 --> 00:23:04,800 Eric, what is a chapter? 381 00:23:04,884 --> 00:23:06,385 It's a chunk of a story, miss. 382 00:23:06,468 --> 00:23:08,596 Absolutely perfect, Eric. 383 00:23:08,679 --> 00:23:11,974 What I'm hoping is that you can all read the first chunk. 384 00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:14,226 Then we'll discuss... 385 00:23:16,979 --> 00:23:19,565 Matilda, what are you doing? 386 00:23:20,149 --> 00:23:24,904 Well, I'm polishing it off, like you said. 387 00:23:24,987 --> 00:23:28,908 Oh, no, I meant Polish it off. 388 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:33,871 - Is that correct? - Well, yeah. 389 00:23:33,954 --> 00:23:36,832 And then I thought I may as well do the rest. 390 00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:38,667 The rest? 391 00:23:39,501 --> 00:23:43,839 You know, the prime numbers. Where x is the square of ab reoccur. 392 00:23:45,341 --> 00:23:49,053 So I realised they must have done it knowing it was part of a sequence. 393 00:23:50,804 --> 00:23:52,598 Is maths your favourite thing? 394 00:23:53,223 --> 00:23:55,893 It's okay, but what I really like is reading. 395 00:23:56,602 --> 00:23:58,395 It's like a holiday in your head. 396 00:23:59,355 --> 00:24:01,148 Do you do that a lot? 397 00:24:01,231 --> 00:24:03,901 Get away from everything, in books, I mean. 398 00:24:03,984 --> 00:24:06,612 Oh, yeah. I've read loads this week. 399 00:24:06,695 --> 00:24:08,656 Loads? In one week? 400 00:24:09,698 --> 00:24:12,242 So which books did you read this week? 401 00:24:12,326 --> 00:24:15,162 Nicholas nickleby, Jane eyre, 402 00:24:15,245 --> 00:24:16,830 Tess of the d'urbervi/les, 403 00:24:16,914 --> 00:24:19,667 of mice and men, the lord of the rings, 404 00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:23,045 Moby dick, crime and punishment, 405 00:24:23,837 --> 00:24:27,591 and the cat in the hat. 406 00:24:51,407 --> 00:24:52,783 Don't be pathetic. 407 00:24:57,079 --> 00:24:58,079 Enter. 408 00:25:02,918 --> 00:25:05,129 Don't stand there like a wet tissue. Get on with it. 409 00:25:05,212 --> 00:25:06,380 Yes, yes. Sorry. 410 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:12,636 So, miss trunchbull, there is, in my class, 411 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,847 a girl called Matilda wormwood and... 412 00:25:14,930 --> 00:25:18,392 Matilda wormwood, daughter of mr Harry wormwood. 413 00:25:18,475 --> 00:25:19,475 Excellent man. 414 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:21,770 He warned me about the brat. 415 00:25:22,771 --> 00:25:25,607 Said she's a real wart. 416 00:25:26,233 --> 00:25:29,737 - No, headmistress, I don't think... - No. No, you do not. 417 00:25:31,238 --> 00:25:33,157 What is the school motto, miss honey? 418 00:25:38,078 --> 00:25:40,539 "Children are maggots." 419 00:25:40,622 --> 00:25:43,167 Thank you for bringing this one to my attention. 420 00:25:43,250 --> 00:25:45,794 I shall destroy it in due course. Good day. 421 00:25:47,254 --> 00:25:51,633 Miss trunchbull, it is my belief that Matilda wormwood is a genius. 422 00:25:51,717 --> 00:25:53,969 What? No. No. 423 00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:56,764 Haven't I just told you she is a gangster? 424 00:25:56,847 --> 00:26:00,934 But she can do maths in her head that I couldn't do with a calculator. 425 00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:03,062 And the books she's read. 426 00:26:03,145 --> 00:26:06,523 It is my opinion that she should be placed in the top form 427 00:26:06,607 --> 00:26:08,692 with the 11-year-olds immediately. 428 00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:14,073 But what about the rules, honey? 429 00:26:15,949 --> 00:26:21,830 I believe that Matilda wormwood is an exception to the rules. 430 00:26:23,832 --> 00:26:24,832 An exception? 431 00:26:25,876 --> 00:26:27,169 To the rules? 432 00:26:29,671 --> 00:26:32,633 In my school? 433 00:26:35,260 --> 00:26:37,346 J" look at my trophies j“ 434 00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:41,058 j" see how my trophies gleam in the sunlight j' 435 00:26:41,141 --> 00:26:42,893 j" see how they shine j' 436 00:26:42,976 --> 00:26:46,063 j" what do you think it took to become j' 437 00:26:46,146 --> 00:26:50,651 j” English hammer-throwing champion 1959? J“ 438 00:26:50,734 --> 00:26:54,446 j" do you think in that moment when my big moment came j' 439 00:26:55,030 --> 00:26:59,910 j" that I treated the rules with casual disdain? J" 440 00:26:59,993 --> 00:27:02,412 j' well? Like hell j' 441 00:27:02,955 --> 00:27:06,208 j" as I stepped up to the circle did I change my plan? J 442 00:27:06,959 --> 00:27:07,793 j' what? J' 443 00:27:07,876 --> 00:27:11,380 j" as I chalked up my palms did I wave my hands? J' 444 00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:12,631 j'ldid notj' 445 00:27:13,090 --> 00:27:15,926 j" as I started my spin did I look at the view? J“ 446 00:27:16,009 --> 00:27:19,012 j" did I drift up and dream for a minute or two? J“ 447 00:27:19,096 --> 00:27:21,723 j" do you think I faltered or amended my rotation? J” 448 00:27:21,807 --> 00:27:24,768 j" do you think I altered my intended elevation? J” 449 00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:26,430 j" as the hammer took off j' 450 00:27:26,478 --> 00:27:31,108 j” did I change my grunt from the grunt I had practised for many a month? J" 451 00:27:31,191 --> 00:27:34,695 j" not a jot nor a dot did I stray from the plot j 452 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:38,240 j" not a detail of my throw was adjusted or forgotten j“ 453 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:41,618 j" not even when the hammer left my hands j' 454 00:27:41,702 --> 00:27:47,124 j" and sailed high up up above the stands j' 455 00:27:47,207 --> 00:27:49,793 j” did I let myself go? J' 456 00:27:50,377 --> 00:27:53,297 j" no, no, no j“ 457 00:27:53,380 --> 00:27:55,799 j" no, no, no, no, no j“ 458 00:27:55,883 --> 00:27:58,552 She's done it! She is the best! 459 00:28:03,807 --> 00:28:08,729 J" if you want to throw the hammer for your country j' 460 00:28:09,813 --> 00:28:15,027 j" you have to stay inside the circle all the time j" 461 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:22,075 j" if you want to make the team you don't need happiness or self-esteem j" 462 00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:26,538 j" you just need to keep your feet inside the line j“ 463 00:28:26,622 --> 00:28:28,957 sing, children. Two, three, four. 464 00:28:29,041 --> 00:28:32,711 J“ if you want to throw the hammer for your country j' 465 00:28:35,005 --> 00:28:39,843 j" you have to stay inside the circle all the time j" 466 00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:46,183 j" and if you want to teach success you don't use sympathy or tenderness j' 467 00:28:46,266 --> 00:28:47,517 j" tenderness j' 468 00:28:47,601 --> 00:28:52,147 j" you have to force the little squits to toe the line j' 469 00:28:52,231 --> 00:28:53,065 sing, Jenny. 470 00:28:53,148 --> 00:28:57,486 J" if you want to throw the hammer for your country j' 471 00:28:59,863 --> 00:29:04,660 j" you have to stay inside the circle all the time j" 472 00:29:23,470 --> 00:29:26,848 J" I apply just one simple rule j' 473 00:29:27,849 --> 00:29:32,521 j " to hammer throwing, life and school j" 474 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:36,900 j" life's a ball, so learn to throw it j' 475 00:29:36,984 --> 00:29:39,903 j" find the bally line and toe it j“ 476 00:29:39,987 --> 00:29:44,741 j" and always keep your feet inside the line j“ 477 00:29:44,825 --> 00:29:46,034 now get out. 478 00:29:50,664 --> 00:29:51,664 Wormwood. 479 00:29:53,917 --> 00:29:54,960 Wormwood. 480 00:29:56,670 --> 00:29:58,463 Where are you? 481 00:30:00,257 --> 00:30:02,634 Do you want to hear about my first day at school? 482 00:30:02,718 --> 00:30:04,845 Yuck. I'd rather eat vegetables. 483 00:30:05,929 --> 00:30:08,765 It's official. I'm a genius. 484 00:30:08,849 --> 00:30:10,767 My losing streak is over. 485 00:30:10,851 --> 00:30:12,894 This fella comes into the lot. 486 00:30:12,978 --> 00:30:15,814 Huge, he was. Great big bear of a man. 487 00:30:15,897 --> 00:30:19,192 And this bear of a man wants a luxury car. 488 00:30:19,276 --> 00:30:21,862 Oh, lovely. But do bears drive? 489 00:30:21,945 --> 00:30:24,114 No, he's not a real bear. 490 00:30:24,197 --> 00:30:25,824 Do you have a luxury car? 491 00:30:25,907 --> 00:30:27,576 - I've got two, boy. - I'm a girl. 492 00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:30,829 One with a smashed-in front, and one with a smashed-in back. 493 00:30:30,912 --> 00:30:34,750 All I've gotta do is cut them in half, glue them together, 494 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,626 and Bob's your chipmunk. 495 00:30:36,710 --> 00:30:37,794 Daddy's back. 496 00:30:37,878 --> 00:30:42,382 But isn't that illegal and sort of, well, wrong? 497 00:30:43,550 --> 00:30:46,928 What did he say? Wrong? Wrong? 498 00:30:48,764 --> 00:30:49,890 Give me that. 499 00:30:51,475 --> 00:30:55,562 "The grapes of..." Idiot. How can grapes be angry? 500 00:30:55,645 --> 00:30:57,647 Hey? What utter junk. 501 00:30:57,731 --> 00:31:01,151 - It's not about grapes. - Back-yakking, the little madam. 502 00:31:01,234 --> 00:31:03,653 - I'm not back-yakking. - Don't you back-yak me. 503 00:31:04,237 --> 00:31:06,406 Or I'll rip this book up in front of you. 504 00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:08,700 - No, it's a library book. - Go on, do it. 505 00:31:14,915 --> 00:31:15,999 Goon 506 00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:36,061 There! 507 00:31:37,979 --> 00:31:40,482 Now get to bed. You little bookworm. 508 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:52,452 J" just because you find that life's not fair j' 509 00:31:52,953 --> 00:31:58,166 j" it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it j' 510 00:31:59,042 --> 00:32:03,463 j" if you always take it on the chin and wear it j' 511 00:32:05,549 --> 00:32:08,552 j" nothing will change j“ 512 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:14,641 J" even if you're little you can do a lot I 513 00:32:14,724 --> 00:32:18,478 j" you mustn't let a little thing like little stop you j“ 514 00:32:18,562 --> 00:32:21,148 j" if you sit around and let them get on top j“ 515 00:32:21,231 --> 00:32:25,068 j" you might as well be saying you think that it's okay j" 516 00:32:25,152 --> 00:32:26,736 j " and that's not right j" 517 00:32:33,743 --> 00:32:37,038 But remember, Matilda: Two wrongs don't make a right. 518 00:32:37,122 --> 00:32:42,627 Ah! Twit-face. "It's a library book. It's a library book." 519 00:32:44,754 --> 00:32:46,173 Gripey little gremlin. 520 00:32:48,592 --> 00:32:49,634 Where's my hat? 521 00:32:51,178 --> 00:32:52,220 Here it is, dad. 522 00:32:58,935 --> 00:33:00,687 Big stupid. 523 00:33:10,906 --> 00:33:14,576 But how do they all fit in there? Her head's the same size as mine. 524 00:33:14,659 --> 00:33:19,039 Does it hurt, Matilda, having all those brains squished in there? 525 00:33:19,122 --> 00:33:23,251 No, they seem to just fit in. 526 00:33:24,044 --> 00:33:25,587 Can you do telekenipsis? 527 00:33:26,713 --> 00:33:29,007 It's where you have loads of brains, 528 00:33:29,090 --> 00:33:33,428 they squish out through your eyes, and you move things with your mind. 529 00:33:33,512 --> 00:33:35,013 Look. Watch this. 530 00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:56,493 It's not good to try to be clever. Not here. 531 00:33:56,576 --> 00:33:59,621 The trunchbull hates kids being smart. She hates it. 532 00:33:59,704 --> 00:34:01,498 Isn't learning what school's for? 533 00:34:01,581 --> 00:34:03,959 This isn't school. It's a prison. 534 00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:06,795 You don't wanna get noticed. Not by Agatha. 535 00:34:07,462 --> 00:34:10,048 They say she turned one kid inside out. 536 00:34:10,131 --> 00:34:12,884 He had to walk around in cling film to keep his organs in. 537 00:34:12,968 --> 00:34:14,261 That didn't really happen. 538 00:34:14,344 --> 00:34:17,639 But she definitely sat on a year 7 until he was jelly. 539 00:34:17,722 --> 00:34:21,726 She caught Julius rotwinkle eating a liquorice allsort in class. 540 00:34:21,810 --> 00:34:25,814 She picked him up, swung him around, and chucked him out the window. 541 00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:29,693 Look, teachers don't really throw children. 542 00:34:29,776 --> 00:34:32,153 The big kids are just trying to scare you. 543 00:34:32,237 --> 00:34:33,237 Scare, is it? 544 00:34:33,905 --> 00:34:36,408 You don't know scare till you've been in the chokey. 545 00:34:39,995 --> 00:34:41,246 What's chokey? 546 00:34:44,124 --> 00:34:47,961 J" there's a place you are sent if you haven't been good j“ 547 00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:51,006 j" and it's made of spikes and wood j' 548 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:53,466 j" and it isn't wide enough to sit j 549 00:34:53,550 --> 00:34:55,176 j" and even if you could j“ 550 00:34:55,260 --> 00:34:59,055 j" there are nails on the bottom so you'll wish you'd stood j' 551 00:34:59,139 --> 00:35:02,559 j" when the hinges creak and the door is closed j” 552 00:35:02,642 --> 00:35:06,021 j" you cannot see squat not the end of your nose j' 553 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:09,774 j" and when you scream you don't know if the sound came out j" 554 00:35:09,858 --> 00:35:13,695 j" or if the scream in your head even reached your mouth j" 555 00:35:17,782 --> 00:35:21,536 hide me! Someone poured a can of treacle on the trunchbull's chair. 556 00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:25,165 She thinks I did, but I never. Her knickers stuck to the seat. 557 00:35:26,875 --> 00:35:27,875 Silence! 558 00:35:28,376 --> 00:35:30,295 You're going to chokey, kid. 559 00:35:30,378 --> 00:35:33,298 But that's not right. He didn't do anything. 560 00:35:33,381 --> 00:35:35,717 Take it from me, the boy is doomed. 561 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,886 Matilda, please help me. 562 00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:39,763 Why not just tell her that...? 563 00:35:40,472 --> 00:35:41,472 Okay. 564 00:35:42,265 --> 00:35:43,683 Look, when did this happen? 565 00:35:43,767 --> 00:35:46,936 About 20 minutes ago. But why? 566 00:35:48,938 --> 00:35:51,149 You'd better hide. Quick, blazers. 567 00:35:52,233 --> 00:35:54,277 Please don't tell her where I am. 568 00:35:55,904 --> 00:35:57,489 - Run, run! - Move! 569 00:35:57,572 --> 00:35:58,572 Hurry up! 570 00:36:07,540 --> 00:36:08,750 Be still, child! 571 00:36:13,380 --> 00:36:18,968 What a repellent parade of imps and hobgoblins 572 00:36:19,052 --> 00:36:22,472 chitter—chattering away. 573 00:36:23,890 --> 00:36:27,852 Where's the maggot known as Nigel? 574 00:36:31,314 --> 00:36:32,982 Over there under those blazers. 575 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:41,950 Where he's been for the last hour. 576 00:36:43,201 --> 00:36:45,161 - W hat? - Yeah. 577 00:36:45,245 --> 00:36:49,958 You see, Nigel suffers from the rare but chronic sleep disorder narcolepsy. 578 00:36:50,625 --> 00:36:54,754 The condition is characterised by the sufferer experiencing bouts of fatigue 579 00:36:54,838 --> 00:36:57,340 and falling asleep without any warning. 580 00:36:57,424 --> 00:37:00,343 He fell asleep, and we put him in the blazers for safety. 581 00:37:01,302 --> 00:37:02,302 Didn't we? 582 00:37:04,264 --> 00:37:05,390 Didn't we? 583 00:37:05,473 --> 00:37:06,766 - Yeah. - Yes. 584 00:37:09,144 --> 00:37:11,730 I had the strangest dream, mum. 585 00:37:11,813 --> 00:37:13,732 I thought I was... 586 00:37:16,109 --> 00:37:17,652 Hello, miss trunchbull. 587 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:25,827 Amanda thripp. 588 00:37:30,874 --> 00:37:32,542 Yes, miss trunchbull? 589 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:37,088 What have I said about... 590 00:37:38,173 --> 00:37:39,507 Pigtails? 591 00:37:39,591 --> 00:37:42,010 I hate pigtails. 592 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:44,596 But my mummy likes them. She says they make me look pretty. 593 00:37:44,679 --> 00:37:47,682 Well, your mother is a twit. 594 00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:50,518 There she goes. Look at that spin. 595 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,939 Oh, my word! 596 00:37:55,023 --> 00:37:59,944 That's far! That's very... And we're there. 597 00:38:00,570 --> 00:38:02,363 Yes! Still got it. 598 00:38:02,989 --> 00:38:06,367 Check and see if that child is still alive, will you? 599 00:38:11,331 --> 00:38:13,166 And what is your name? 600 00:38:13,249 --> 00:38:14,249 Matilda. 601 00:38:14,876 --> 00:38:15,960 Matilda wormwood. 602 00:38:16,044 --> 00:38:17,045 Oh! 603 00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:20,131 You're a wormwood, are you? 604 00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:24,427 I like trouble-makers, wormwood. 605 00:38:25,053 --> 00:38:27,222 They make such a lovely sound 606 00:38:28,014 --> 00:38:30,058 when they snap. 607 00:38:30,683 --> 00:38:32,185 She's alive! 608 00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:45,657 Remember, wormwood, you can never win. 609 00:38:45,740 --> 00:38:47,075 [Promise you that. 610 00:38:47,158 --> 00:38:50,745 And a promise is a promise is a promise. 611 00:38:53,039 --> 00:38:55,542 And so the great day arrived. 612 00:38:55,625 --> 00:38:59,087 The burning woman hurling through the air 613 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:01,589 with dynamite in her hair 614 00:39:01,673 --> 00:39:04,926 over sharks and spiky objects 615 00:39:05,009 --> 00:39:07,762 caught by the man locked in the cage. 616 00:39:08,972 --> 00:39:12,934 It was like the entire world had gathered to see 617 00:39:13,017 --> 00:39:18,648 the acrobat and the escapologist's incredible death-defying feat. 618 00:39:52,181 --> 00:39:54,350 Everything was arranged by... 619 00:39:55,602 --> 00:39:58,396 The acrobat's evil stepsister, 620 00:39:58,479 --> 00:40:02,108 a frightening woman who used to be an olympic-class hammer thrower. 621 00:40:02,692 --> 00:40:05,904 People whispered that in her dark and brooding heart, 622 00:40:05,987 --> 00:40:09,616 she resented her stepsister's success and love. 623 00:40:12,452 --> 00:40:13,620 Suddenly... 624 00:40:14,746 --> 00:40:16,539 Out came the escapologist. 625 00:40:16,623 --> 00:40:19,000 But there was no sign of the acrobat 626 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:22,712 and no glimpse at all of the shiny white scarf she always wore. 627 00:40:24,047 --> 00:40:25,924 Ladies and gentlemen, 628 00:40:26,549 --> 00:40:28,426 boys and girls, 629 00:40:28,509 --> 00:40:32,013 the burning woman hurling through the air 630 00:40:32,096 --> 00:40:37,101 with dynamite in her hair over sharks and spiky objects 631 00:40:37,185 --> 00:40:39,520 caught by the man locked in the cage 632 00:40:39,604 --> 00:40:42,565 has been cancelled. 633 00:40:45,568 --> 00:40:49,489 Cancelled because my wife is... 634 00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:51,282 Pregnant. 635 00:40:51,366 --> 00:40:53,368 Oh, Matilda. 636 00:40:54,994 --> 00:40:58,247 Absolute silence. 637 00:41:00,416 --> 00:41:03,086 You could have heard a fly burp. 638 00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:11,010 Then suddenly the audience jumped to its feet and roared in appreciation. 639 00:41:16,432 --> 00:41:18,977 The great feat was instantly forgotten. 640 00:41:19,852 --> 00:41:22,480 And the applause went on for over an hour. 641 00:41:25,817 --> 00:41:28,486 Oh, Matilda, that's wonderful. 642 00:41:28,569 --> 00:41:30,905 I love stories that end happily. 643 00:41:31,698 --> 00:41:36,577 Forgotten by everyone except the acrobat's evil stepsister. 644 00:41:37,912 --> 00:41:42,375 When all had quietened down, she produced a contract. 645 00:41:42,458 --> 00:41:43,668 A contract? 646 00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:47,463 A contract you have signed to perform this feat. 647 00:41:47,547 --> 00:41:50,383 - And perform this feat, you shall! - No. 648 00:41:50,466 --> 00:41:53,678 I've paid for the posters, publicity, 649 00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:56,180 the catering, the toilet facilities. 650 00:41:56,264 --> 00:41:59,767 If I give the crowd their money back, where is my profit? 651 00:41:59,851 --> 00:42:03,229 A contract is a contract is a contract. 652 00:42:03,312 --> 00:42:04,897 My hands are tied. 653 00:42:04,981 --> 00:42:08,151 The burning woman hurling through the air 654 00:42:08,234 --> 00:42:10,153 with dynamite in her hair 655 00:42:10,236 --> 00:42:12,905 over sharks and spiky objects 656 00:42:12,989 --> 00:42:15,158 caught by the man locked in the cage 657 00:42:15,241 --> 00:42:18,953 will be performed, and it will be performed this day, 658 00:42:19,037 --> 00:42:21,664 or off to prison you both shall go! 659 00:42:26,002 --> 00:42:28,046 Well, what happened next? 660 00:42:29,589 --> 00:42:30,757 I don't know. 661 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:32,800 What? How can you not know? 662 00:42:33,468 --> 00:42:36,596 It just comes to me in fizzes. 663 00:42:36,679 --> 00:42:39,849 Well, could you fizz up a little bit more for me now? 664 00:42:40,433 --> 00:42:42,185 I don't think it works like that. 665 00:42:42,769 --> 00:42:44,020 Of course it doesn't. 666 00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:46,939 Where is this coming from, Matilda? 667 00:42:47,023 --> 00:42:48,149 What do you mean? 668 00:42:48,232 --> 00:42:52,945 I mean, it's incredible, but it's taking rather a dark turn. 669 00:42:53,029 --> 00:42:57,241 - Maybe I shouldn't tell you anymore. - No, no, no. 670 00:42:57,325 --> 00:42:59,327 We must find out how it ends. 671 00:43:00,328 --> 00:43:02,830 All I'm saying is, is everything all right? 672 00:43:02,914 --> 00:43:05,750 - You could tell me. - I'd better go, mrs Phelps. 673 00:43:05,833 --> 00:43:07,168 Mum's waiting. 674 00:43:07,251 --> 00:43:09,796 She gets so upset when she's away from me. 675 00:43:09,879 --> 00:43:13,424 She says every minute is like an eternity, so... 676 00:43:14,133 --> 00:43:16,552 Is she coming here? Can I meet her? 677 00:43:16,636 --> 00:43:18,221 Bye, mrs Phelps. 678 00:43:18,304 --> 00:43:20,556 Matilda, tomorrow I'm at the windmill. 679 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:22,308 Okay. I'll find you. 680 00:43:28,731 --> 00:43:31,943 I've got it. Harry! Let me have it. 681 00:43:34,570 --> 00:43:35,570 Hang on. 682 00:43:38,491 --> 00:43:40,451 - Get it off me. - Hold on. Hold on. 683 00:43:42,662 --> 00:43:46,249 - Get it off. - Let me pull, Harry. 684 00:43:46,332 --> 00:43:47,375 Well, pull, then. 685 00:44:17,613 --> 00:44:18,613 Matilda. 686 00:44:21,993 --> 00:44:24,829 I believe your mind is extraordinary, 687 00:44:24,912 --> 00:44:27,540 so I'm taking things into my own hands. 688 00:44:28,624 --> 00:44:32,753 Starting tomorrow, I'm going to bring in a selection of very clever books. 689 00:44:32,837 --> 00:44:35,131 You can sit and read them while I teach the others. 690 00:44:35,214 --> 00:44:39,969 And if you have any questions, well, I shall do my best to answer them. 691 00:44:41,053 --> 00:44:42,263 How's that sound? 692 00:44:50,104 --> 00:44:51,104 Matilda. 693 00:44:52,231 --> 00:44:53,858 That is the biggest hug in the world. 694 00:44:55,151 --> 00:44:57,653 You're going to hug all the air out of me. 695 00:44:59,906 --> 00:45:01,908 What a touching little scene. 696 00:45:06,162 --> 00:45:07,162 Move. 697 00:45:07,747 --> 00:45:12,877 I believe I said this maggot was to receive no special treatment. 698 00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:18,966 In fact, I seem to recall informing you that this particular snotball 699 00:45:19,050 --> 00:45:20,885 was evil incarnate. 700 00:45:20,968 --> 00:45:22,011 Did I not? 701 00:45:22,094 --> 00:45:23,721 No, miss trunchbull, Matilda is... 702 00:45:23,804 --> 00:45:25,514 Did you just say no, Jenny? 703 00:45:27,099 --> 00:45:28,099 To me? 704 00:45:30,811 --> 00:45:34,273 Matilda wormwood is a criminal. 705 00:45:35,900 --> 00:45:41,614 This morning, a piece of my private chocolate cake was stolen. 706 00:45:43,783 --> 00:45:46,619 It is my contention that you performed this foulness, wormwood, you. 707 00:45:47,495 --> 00:45:50,122 You have two choices: Admit your guilt and be punished, 708 00:45:50,206 --> 00:45:52,750 or call me a liar and be punished. 709 00:45:56,003 --> 00:45:57,838 Think very carefully 710 00:45:57,922 --> 00:46:01,217 about what comes out of your mouth, wormwood. 711 00:46:01,801 --> 00:46:04,095 I did not... 712 00:46:38,296 --> 00:46:39,422 Chocolate. 713 00:46:40,047 --> 00:46:42,466 Bruce bogtrotter. 714 00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:47,305 Yes, miss trunchbull? 715 00:46:48,180 --> 00:46:50,766 Thank you, Maurice. That will be all. 716 00:46:53,894 --> 00:46:56,564 Staff dismissed. Come on, everybody out. 717 00:46:56,647 --> 00:46:58,149 Everybody out. Come on. 718 00:46:58,232 --> 00:46:59,232 Move. 719 00:47:11,287 --> 00:47:12,955 You liked my cake... 720 00:47:13,914 --> 00:47:15,041 Didn't you, Bruce? 721 00:47:15,124 --> 00:47:16,584 Yes, miss trunchbull. 722 00:47:16,667 --> 00:47:19,754 It was very delicious, so chocolatey. 723 00:47:20,296 --> 00:47:23,007 - And I'm really very sorry... - No, don't. 724 00:47:23,966 --> 00:47:27,261 Just so long as you enjoyed the cake. That's the main thing. 725 00:47:28,554 --> 00:47:29,554 Is it? 726 00:47:30,806 --> 00:47:32,475 Oh, cook. 727 00:47:42,985 --> 00:47:43,985 Move. 728 00:47:54,038 --> 00:47:55,289 Be still. 729 00:47:58,959 --> 00:48:00,711 What's the matter, lost your appetite? 730 00:48:01,295 --> 00:48:05,007 Don't worry. All you have to do is eat every last crumb. 731 00:48:06,425 --> 00:48:12,306 And if you perform this incredible feat, I promise you, all will be forgiven. 732 00:48:12,390 --> 00:48:14,475 Every crumb? 733 00:48:15,393 --> 00:48:17,478 - But I'm full. - Oh, no, you're not full. 734 00:48:17,561 --> 00:48:18,896 I'll tell you when you're full. 735 00:48:18,979 --> 00:48:23,651 And I say that criminals like you aren't full until they've eaten the entire cake. 736 00:48:24,860 --> 00:48:27,738 - But... - You haven't got time for buts. Eat. 737 00:48:27,822 --> 00:48:30,950 - I can't eat it all. - Headmistress, he'll be sick. 738 00:48:32,159 --> 00:48:34,829 He should have thought of that before he made a pact with Satan 739 00:48:34,912 --> 00:48:37,081 and decided to steal my cake. 740 00:48:37,164 --> 00:48:39,083 - Eat. - He can't. 741 00:48:39,166 --> 00:48:40,793 - Eat. - He surely can't. 742 00:48:40,876 --> 00:48:42,586 - Eat. - He might explode. 743 00:48:42,753 --> 00:48:43,879 Eat! 744 00:48:43,963 --> 00:48:47,007 J" a single slice or even two, Bruce j” 745 00:48:47,091 --> 00:48:50,845 j" might have been nice but even you, Bruce j“ 746 00:48:50,928 --> 00:48:54,306 j" have to admit between you and it j' 747 00:48:54,390 --> 00:48:57,601 j" there's not a lot of difference in size j” 748 00:48:58,227 --> 00:48:59,520 -j' he can't j " -j' he can j" 749 00:48:59,603 --> 00:49:01,397 j" he surely can't, he surely can't j 750 00:49:01,480 --> 00:49:02,982 j" you are the man, Bruce j“ 751 00:49:03,065 --> 00:49:06,360 -j' he might explode j' -j' he's quite elastic j“ 752 00:49:06,444 --> 00:49:10,906 -j' he's going to blow, make him stop j“ -j' he's fantastic, look at him go j' 753 00:49:10,990 --> 00:49:11,991 j" I can't watch j' 754 00:49:12,074 --> 00:49:14,952 j" I think in effect this must confirm, Bruce j' 755 00:49:15,035 --> 00:49:18,664 j" what we all suspected you have a worm, Bruce j' 756 00:49:18,747 --> 00:49:22,543 j" or maybe your largeness is a bit like the tardis j" 757 00:49:22,626 --> 00:49:25,629 j " considerably roomier inside j" 758 00:49:26,213 --> 00:49:27,465 -j' he can't j " -j' he can j" 759 00:49:27,548 --> 00:49:29,091 j" he surely can't, he surely can't j 760 00:49:29,175 --> 00:49:30,384 j" you are the man, Bruce j“ 761 00:49:30,468 --> 00:49:33,888 j” b-r-o-o-c-e j” 762 00:49:33,971 --> 00:49:35,097 j " Bruce! J" 763 00:49:36,307 --> 00:49:40,102 j" you'll never again be subject to abuse for your immense caboose j" 764 00:49:40,186 --> 00:49:42,563 j" she I! Call a truce, Bruce j' 765 00:49:42,646 --> 00:49:45,858 j" with every swallow you are tightening the noose j” 766 00:49:45,941 --> 00:49:48,611 j" we never thought it was possible j“ 767 00:49:49,403 --> 00:49:51,864 j" but here it is coming true j' 768 00:49:51,947 --> 00:49:55,075 j" we can have our cake and eat it too j' 769 00:49:56,243 --> 00:49:58,829 j" the time has come to put that tumbly tum to use j” 770 00:50:00,498 --> 00:50:02,666 j " no excuse, Bruce j" 771 00:50:02,750 --> 00:50:05,878 j" let out your belt I think you'll want your trousers loose j' 772 00:50:06,587 --> 00:50:08,339 -j' oh, stuff it in j' -j' Bruce j“ 773 00:50:08,422 --> 00:50:10,132 -j' you've almost finished j“ -j' Bruce j“ 774 00:50:10,216 --> 00:50:12,593 j" you'll fit it in whatever you do, just don't give in j“ 775 00:50:12,676 --> 00:50:14,345 -j' Bruce j“ -j' don't let her win j' 776 00:50:14,428 --> 00:50:17,264 j" come on, Bruce, be our hero j' 777 00:50:17,848 --> 00:50:21,519 j" cover yourself in chocolate glory, Bruce! J“ 778 00:50:22,811 --> 00:50:26,857 j" you'll never again be subject to abuse for your immense caboose j" 779 00:50:26,941 --> 00:50:29,401 j" she I! Call a truce, Bruce j' 780 00:50:29,485 --> 00:50:32,613 j" just one more bite and you'll have completely cooked her goose j“ 781 00:50:32,696 --> 00:50:34,949 j" we never thought it was possible j“ 782 00:50:35,741 --> 00:50:38,244 j" but here it is coming true j' 783 00:50:38,327 --> 00:50:41,330 j" we can have our cake and eat it j' 784 00:51:05,771 --> 00:51:08,816 Go on, brucie! 785 00:51:16,407 --> 00:51:20,744 Sorry, miss trunchbull. I... got carried away. 786 00:51:20,828 --> 00:51:25,207 Oh, that's okay, Jenny. We all get carried away sometimes. 787 00:51:25,291 --> 00:51:26,333 Even me. 788 00:51:36,552 --> 00:51:39,888 - Well, come along, bogtrotter. - What? 789 00:51:39,972 --> 00:51:43,183 Oh, did I not mention? That was the first part of your punishment. 790 00:51:43,267 --> 00:51:46,937 There's more. There's a second part. And the second part is chokey. 791 00:51:49,273 --> 00:51:52,109 Miss trunchbull, please. You can't. He's too young. 792 00:51:52,192 --> 00:51:55,863 But I ate it all. I did it. Please, not that. Please. 793 00:51:56,447 --> 00:52:01,410 No! You said if he ate every crumb, he'd be forgiven. 794 00:52:01,493 --> 00:52:04,622 He ate every crumb. We all saw it. 795 00:52:04,705 --> 00:52:07,041 He did it in front of everyone. 796 00:52:07,124 --> 00:52:08,709 You can't just change the rules. 797 00:52:08,792 --> 00:52:11,629 That's not right. It's cheating. 798 00:52:13,047 --> 00:52:17,134 You just said... no. 799 00:52:18,802 --> 00:52:19,802 To me. 800 00:52:24,266 --> 00:52:26,060 - Come on, bogtrotter. - Please! 801 00:52:31,940 --> 00:52:33,108 - Come on. - No! 802 00:52:33,192 --> 00:52:37,988 Wormwood will be dealt with in due course, as will the rest of the maggots. 803 00:52:38,072 --> 00:52:40,115 Please, I ate it all! 804 00:52:40,199 --> 00:52:42,159 No, please, miss trunchbull! 805 00:52:42,242 --> 00:52:43,661 Not the chokey! 806 00:52:45,079 --> 00:52:47,206 No! Please! 807 00:52:47,998 --> 00:52:50,459 Not the chokey, please, not the chokey! 808 00:52:54,213 --> 00:52:58,676 You see, children, I will always win, 809 00:52:58,759 --> 00:53:03,764 and you will always lose because you are weak, 810 00:53:03,847 --> 00:53:08,477 tiny, titchy and insignificant. 811 00:53:16,193 --> 00:53:17,569 J" when I grow up j” 812 00:53:20,864 --> 00:53:24,493 j" I will be tall enough to reach the branches j' 813 00:53:24,576 --> 00:53:28,205 j" that I need to reach to climb the trees j“ 814 00:53:28,288 --> 00:53:31,834 j" you get to climb when you're grown up j' 815 00:53:34,503 --> 00:53:36,463 j" and when I grow up j“ 816 00:53:39,466 --> 00:53:43,887 j" I will be smart enough to answer all the questions j” 817 00:53:43,971 --> 00:53:47,683 j" that you need to know the answers to j' 818 00:53:47,766 --> 00:53:49,977 j" before you're grown up j' 819 00:53:53,313 --> 00:53:54,565 j" and when I grow up j“ 820 00:53:55,149 --> 00:54:00,112 j" I will eat sweets every day on the way to work j” 821 00:54:00,195 --> 00:54:04,616 j" and I will go to bed late every night j' 822 00:54:05,784 --> 00:54:09,246 j” and I will wake up when the sun comes up I 823 00:54:09,329 --> 00:54:14,168 j" and I will watch cartoons until my eyes go square j' 824 00:54:14,251 --> 00:54:18,756 j" and I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up j” 825 00:54:19,548 --> 00:54:23,594 j" when I grow up j” 826 00:54:27,765 --> 00:54:29,183 J" when I grow up j” 827 00:54:29,266 --> 00:54:32,227 j” when I grow up when I grow up j" 828 00:54:32,311 --> 00:54:37,191 j" I will be strong enough to carry all the heavy things j' 829 00:54:37,274 --> 00:54:39,985 j" you have to haul around with you j' 830 00:54:40,068 --> 00:54:42,446 j " when you're a grown-up j" 831 00:54:45,991 --> 00:54:49,203 j” when I grow up when I grow up j" 832 00:54:49,286 --> 00:54:50,579 j" when I grow up j” 833 00:54:50,662 --> 00:54:54,333 j" I will be brave enough to fight the creatures j” 834 00:54:54,416 --> 00:54:58,545 j" that you have to fight beneath the bed each night j' 835 00:54:58,629 --> 00:55:01,256 j" to be a grown-up j' 836 00:55:02,466 --> 00:55:05,719 j" and when I grow up j“ 837 00:55:05,803 --> 00:55:09,014 j" I will have treats every day j“ 838 00:55:09,097 --> 00:55:11,850 j” and I'll play with things that mum pretends j“ 839 00:55:11,934 --> 00:55:14,645 j" that mums don't think are fun j“ 840 00:55:14,728 --> 00:55:19,650 j” and I will wake up when the sun comes up I 841 00:55:19,733 --> 00:55:24,488 j" and I will spend all day just lying in the sun j” 842 00:55:24,571 --> 00:55:25,572 j" and I won't burn j' 843 00:55:25,656 --> 00:55:29,326 j" 'cause I'll be all grown up j' 844 00:55:29,409 --> 00:55:31,787 j" when I grow up j” 845 00:55:53,392 --> 00:55:54,852 J" when I grow up j” 846 00:55:58,480 --> 00:56:02,860 j" I will be brave enough to fight the creatures j” 847 00:56:02,943 --> 00:56:07,447 j" that you have to fight beneath the bed each night j' 848 00:56:07,531 --> 00:56:11,201 j" to be a grown-up j' 849 00:56:12,619 --> 00:56:13,537 j" when I grow up j” 850 00:56:13,620 --> 00:56:16,748 j" just because you find that life's not fair j' 851 00:56:16,832 --> 00:56:21,128 j" it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it j' 852 00:56:21,211 --> 00:56:24,715 j" if you always take it on the chin and wear it j' 853 00:56:24,798 --> 00:56:27,467 j" nothing will change j“ 854 00:56:28,135 --> 00:56:29,279 J" when I grow up j” 855 00:56:29,303 --> 00:56:32,806 j" just because I find myself in this story j“ 856 00:56:32,890 --> 00:56:36,602 j" it doesn't mean that everything ls written for me j” 857 00:56:36,685 --> 00:56:40,355 j" if I think the ending is fixed already j' 858 00:56:40,439 --> 00:56:44,359 j" I might as well be saying I think that it's okay j' 859 00:56:45,611 --> 00:56:48,697 mrs Phelps? Where's the revenge section? 860 00:56:48,780 --> 00:56:51,992 Well, we don't have a revenge section. 861 00:56:52,075 --> 00:56:53,075 Is it a bully? 862 00:56:53,660 --> 00:56:55,871 Because, you know, the best way to deal with bullies 863 00:56:55,954 --> 00:56:58,040 is tell someone, straightaway. 864 00:56:58,123 --> 00:57:00,083 They thrive on silence. 865 00:57:00,751 --> 00:57:03,921 Tell a teacher, or better still, the headmistress. 866 00:57:05,005 --> 00:57:07,215 I think I've got the next part of the story. 867 00:57:07,716 --> 00:57:09,051 But I shall warn you, 868 00:57:09,968 --> 00:57:11,470 it's about to get real. 869 00:57:15,515 --> 00:57:19,102 Slowly, the acrobat tied her shiny white scarf 870 00:57:19,186 --> 00:57:20,562 around her husband's wrist. 871 00:57:21,396 --> 00:57:22,940 For luck, my love. 872 00:57:23,857 --> 00:57:27,361 Then she hugged him with the biggest hug in the world, 873 00:57:27,444 --> 00:57:31,615 so hard that he thought that she could hug all the air out of him. 874 00:57:34,159 --> 00:57:35,744 And so they prepared themselves 875 00:57:36,453 --> 00:57:40,082 for the most dangerous feat that had ever been performed. 876 00:57:59,226 --> 00:58:03,105 The great escapologist had to somehow escape from the padlocks, 877 00:58:03,188 --> 00:58:04,523 break free from the cage, 878 00:58:04,606 --> 00:58:08,485 and attempt to rescue his wife within 12 seconds, 879 00:58:08,568 --> 00:58:11,446 or she would be blown to bits. 880 00:58:26,420 --> 00:58:30,924 The moment the fuse was lit, the acrobat swung into the air. 881 00:58:31,508 --> 00:58:33,802 One second, two seconds. 882 00:58:33,885 --> 00:58:37,264 The crowd held their breath as she swung higher and higher 883 00:58:37,347 --> 00:58:39,850 above the sharks and spiky objects. 884 00:58:39,933 --> 00:58:42,060 Three seconds, four seconds. 885 00:58:42,144 --> 00:58:44,563 The evil sister looked on gleefully. 886 00:58:44,646 --> 00:58:46,940 Five seconds, six seconds. 887 00:58:47,024 --> 00:58:49,401 The escapologist couldn't take his eyes from his wife 888 00:58:49,484 --> 00:58:51,528 as he struggled in his chains, 889 00:58:51,611 --> 00:58:55,949 knowing that the tiniest, weeniest mistake would mean that he'd lose her 890 00:58:56,033 --> 00:58:57,909 and their child forever. 891 00:58:57,993 --> 00:59:00,037 Seven seconds. And suddenly... 892 00:59:01,371 --> 00:59:02,372 She let go! 893 00:59:06,209 --> 00:59:09,212 The escapologist reached out with one huge, muscled arm 894 00:59:09,296 --> 00:59:11,131 to catch his wife and the child. 895 00:59:12,424 --> 00:59:14,259 - Eight seconds. - No, I can't look. 896 00:59:14,342 --> 00:59:16,928 Nine seconds, ten seconds. 897 00:59:17,012 --> 00:59:19,347 And... and... 898 00:59:19,431 --> 00:59:21,516 And... 11 seconds. 899 00:59:21,600 --> 00:59:26,271 He grabbed the dynamite and flung it far, far away. 900 00:59:26,354 --> 00:59:27,355 Hooray! 901 00:59:27,439 --> 00:59:30,275 So this story does have a happy ending after all. 902 00:59:33,612 --> 00:59:34,612 No, it doesn't. 903 00:59:47,834 --> 00:59:51,004 No. Was she okay? Did she survive? 904 00:59:51,755 --> 00:59:54,174 She broke every bone in her body 905 00:59:54,883 --> 00:59:57,135 except the ones at the ends of her little fingers. 906 00:59:57,969 --> 01:00:01,306 She did manage to live long enough to have their child. 907 01:00:04,893 --> 01:00:06,603 But the effort was too great. 908 01:00:08,438 --> 01:00:09,648 Love our girl. 909 01:00:11,399 --> 01:00:15,028 Love our daughter with all your heart. 910 01:00:16,696 --> 01:00:19,449 She is all we ever wanted. 911 01:00:29,751 --> 01:00:30,877 And then she died. 912 01:00:33,755 --> 01:00:34,756 And then... 913 01:00:35,841 --> 01:00:37,134 Things got worse. 914 01:00:37,217 --> 01:00:38,760 What? Worse? 915 01:00:38,844 --> 01:00:40,345 I'm afraid they did. 916 01:00:40,428 --> 01:00:42,931 'Cause the escapologist was so kind 917 01:00:43,014 --> 01:00:47,394 that he never for one second blamed the evil stepsister for what happened. 918 01:00:48,061 --> 01:00:52,732 In fact, he asked her to move in and help look after his daughter. 919 01:00:52,816 --> 01:00:55,193 No, no, don't ask her to move in. 920 01:00:55,277 --> 01:00:57,612 She was nothing but cruel to the little girl, 921 01:00:57,696 --> 01:01:00,198 making her wash and clean all daylong, 922 01:01:00,282 --> 01:01:03,243 shouting, "clean the floor and I'll be nice!" 923 01:01:03,326 --> 01:01:06,538 When the little girl did clean it, she was even crueller 924 01:01:06,621 --> 01:01:09,457 'cause she was a terrible, terrible cheat! 925 01:01:09,541 --> 01:01:10,667 I hate cheats. 926 01:01:10,750 --> 01:01:14,588 All in secret, so the escapologist never suspected a thing. 927 01:01:14,671 --> 01:01:16,256 And so the poor little girl grew up 928 01:01:16,339 --> 01:01:19,134 with the meanest, cruellest, horriblest aunt 929 01:01:19,217 --> 01:01:20,927 you could possibly imagine! 930 01:01:21,011 --> 01:01:22,387 Let's call the police. 931 01:01:24,014 --> 01:01:25,265 Mrs Phelps. 932 01:01:26,266 --> 01:01:28,727 - It's just a story. - What? 933 01:01:32,606 --> 01:01:33,690 Yes, of course. 934 01:01:34,524 --> 01:01:35,692 A story. 935 01:01:36,318 --> 01:01:38,445 It's just, you make it so real. 936 01:01:39,446 --> 01:01:41,156 Your mind, Matilda. 937 01:01:41,656 --> 01:01:45,535 Your parents must think they've won the lottery with a child like you. 938 01:01:45,619 --> 01:01:47,913 Oh, they do. 939 01:01:48,705 --> 01:01:50,373 They're always saying that. 940 01:01:50,457 --> 01:01:52,918 In fact, they say, 941 01:01:53,001 --> 01:01:56,588 "we're so proud of you, Matilda, you're like winning the..." 942 01:02:00,425 --> 01:02:02,802 Yeah. I'd better go. 943 01:02:07,724 --> 01:02:10,936 It's just like winning the lottery. 944 01:02:11,019 --> 01:02:12,062 What? 945 01:02:13,897 --> 01:02:16,358 You? No, you're like eating someone else's bogeys. 946 01:02:16,441 --> 01:02:18,693 Like winning a "snottery," you, boy. 947 01:02:18,777 --> 01:02:19,819 I'm a girl. 948 01:02:19,903 --> 01:02:21,655 But how, Harry? 949 01:02:21,738 --> 01:02:23,323 Remember that muscly idiot? 950 01:02:23,406 --> 01:02:26,076 Turns out he had a whole lot of muscly mates. 951 01:02:26,159 --> 01:02:30,121 Bucketloads of cash. Everyone wanting a luxury car. 952 01:02:30,205 --> 01:02:32,082 All I had was a load of old bangers, 953 01:02:32,165 --> 01:02:34,417 each with a hundred thousand miles on the clock. 954 01:02:34,501 --> 01:02:37,504 So I did what any decent business leader would. 955 01:02:37,587 --> 01:02:40,090 - What? - I bought a drill, 956 01:02:40,173 --> 01:02:43,593 attached it to the speedometer, and whacked it in reverse. 957 01:02:44,094 --> 01:02:46,721 I put back the mileage on every one of those cars 958 01:02:46,805 --> 01:02:49,182 and sold them to those big muscly idiots, 959 01:02:49,266 --> 01:02:50,266 resulting in...? 960 01:02:50,308 --> 01:02:52,018 Money! 961 01:02:52,102 --> 01:02:53,228 You cheated them! 962 01:02:54,646 --> 01:02:55,480 Excuse me? 963 01:02:55,563 --> 01:02:59,025 You cheated them. What you did, it wasn't right. 964 01:02:59,109 --> 01:03:00,568 You're just a cheat. 965 01:03:01,194 --> 01:03:03,530 Oh! Little pig. 966 01:03:04,656 --> 01:03:08,034 It's the books, Harry. It's the books and the stories. 967 01:03:08,118 --> 01:03:11,121 Is it, now? Books, is it? 968 01:03:13,415 --> 01:03:15,542 You know what I'm gonna do tomorrow? 969 01:03:16,293 --> 01:03:17,752 I'm gonna go down to that library 970 01:03:18,628 --> 01:03:22,924 and I'll tell that old bag to never let you in again. 971 01:03:23,008 --> 01:03:26,052 - What? - Always sticking your nose in 972 01:03:26,136 --> 01:03:27,178 where it don't belong. 973 01:03:27,929 --> 01:03:32,058 You nasty little creep! 974 01:03:40,233 --> 01:03:44,446 At night, the escapologist's daughter cried herself to sleep. 975 01:03:45,071 --> 01:03:48,616 She never said a word about the evil step-aunt's bullying. 976 01:03:48,700 --> 01:03:51,244 She didn't want to add to her father's pain. 977 01:03:51,828 --> 01:03:55,290 This only encouraged the woman to greater cruelties, 978 01:03:55,373 --> 01:03:58,877 until one day, she exploded. 979 01:03:59,377 --> 01:04:02,213 "Sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong!" 980 01:04:02,297 --> 01:04:04,591 - You nasty little creep! - "...Creep!" 981 01:04:04,674 --> 01:04:06,259 And she threw her, 982 01:04:06,343 --> 01:04:09,804 threw her into a dank, dark, dusty cellar, 983 01:04:09,888 --> 01:04:11,514 locked the door, and went out. 984 01:04:14,684 --> 01:04:18,313 But that night, the escapologist happened to come home early. 985 01:04:19,939 --> 01:04:22,776 And when he heard the sound of his daughter's tears, 986 01:04:22,859 --> 01:04:24,944 he smashed the door open. 987 01:04:28,656 --> 01:04:32,744 J " don't cry j" 988 01:04:33,328 --> 01:04:36,873 j” I am here, little girl j' 989 01:04:36,956 --> 01:04:38,958 j " please don't cry j" 990 01:04:39,042 --> 01:04:41,086 j" dry your eyes j“ 991 01:04:41,169 --> 01:04:46,424 j " wipe away your tears, little girl j" 992 01:04:46,508 --> 01:04:49,761 j " forgive me j" 993 01:04:49,844 --> 01:04:54,265 j" I didn't mean to desert you j' 994 01:04:55,433 --> 01:04:58,978 j" don't cry, little girl j' 995 01:04:59,062 --> 01:05:01,356 j" nothing can hurt you j“ 996 01:05:01,439 --> 01:05:05,360 j" you've nothing to fear j' 997 01:05:06,736 --> 01:05:10,532 j" I'm here j' 998 01:05:13,284 --> 01:05:15,787 I was so wrapped up in my grief 999 01:05:15,870 --> 01:05:18,248 that I'd forgotten the thing that matters most. 1000 01:05:18,331 --> 01:05:21,126 I love you so much, my daughter. 1001 01:05:21,209 --> 01:05:24,587 I shall spend the rest of my life making it up to you. 1002 01:05:32,929 --> 01:05:35,306 J" don't cry, daddy j' 1003 01:05:38,309 --> 01:05:40,979 j” I'm all right, daddy j” 1004 01:05:41,563 --> 01:05:43,440 j " please don't cry j" 1005 01:05:43,523 --> 01:05:47,652 j" here, let me wipe away your tears j” 1006 01:05:50,905 --> 01:05:54,284 -j' forgive me j“ -j' daddy, forgive me j' 1007 01:05:54,367 --> 01:05:59,122 -j' I didn't mean to desert you j" -j' I didn't want to upset you j” 1008 01:05:59,205 --> 01:06:02,292 -j' please, daddy, don't cry j“ -j' don't cry, little girl j“ 1009 01:06:02,375 --> 01:06:06,337 -j' I'll be all right with you by my side j' -j' nothing will hurt you j' 1010 01:06:06,421 --> 01:06:09,382 -j' I have nothing to fear j' -j' you've nothing to fear j' 1011 01:06:11,926 --> 01:06:14,679 -j' you're here j“ -j' I'm here j' 1012 01:06:17,098 --> 01:06:19,142 But when the little girl slept, 1013 01:06:19,225 --> 01:06:22,979 the escapologist's thoughts turned to the evil stepsister, 1014 01:06:23,062 --> 01:06:26,107 and a mighty rage grew inside his great heart. 1015 01:06:26,191 --> 01:06:30,987 This demon! This monster! Bullying children is her game, is it? 1016 01:06:31,654 --> 01:06:35,867 And as the unfairness of the aunt's cruelty spun around inside him, 1017 01:06:36,034 --> 01:06:39,829 it swirled and whirled into a great storm of fury 1018 01:06:39,913 --> 01:06:42,499 that his mind could no longer contain. 1019 01:06:49,797 --> 01:06:52,675 And that was the last the little girl ever saw of him, 1020 01:06:54,010 --> 01:06:58,014 because he never came home ever again. 1021 01:07:11,945 --> 01:07:13,696 Can you do telekenipsis? 1022 01:07:13,780 --> 01:07:16,241 It's where you have loads of brains, 1023 01:07:16,324 --> 01:07:20,954 they squish out through your eyes, and you move things with your mind. 1024 01:07:34,968 --> 01:07:37,762 Matilda, this is for you. 1025 01:07:40,765 --> 01:07:41,849 Thank you. 1026 01:07:41,933 --> 01:07:44,852 Matilda. Here you are. 1027 01:07:48,314 --> 01:07:49,566 There she is. 1028 01:07:51,359 --> 01:07:53,736 Isn't it a splendid day, old pal? 1029 01:07:53,820 --> 01:07:56,990 - Lavender, what is going on? - You. You're a hero. 1030 01:07:57,073 --> 01:07:58,449 Here, Matilda. 1031 01:07:59,534 --> 01:08:01,744 Egg and cress, Stephanie? Really? 1032 01:08:03,371 --> 01:08:05,206 - A hero? - Yeah. 1033 01:08:05,290 --> 01:08:08,251 - For leading the revolution. - What revolution? 1034 01:08:08,334 --> 01:08:12,880 You said no to the trunchbull. See? No one's done that before. 1035 01:08:16,884 --> 01:08:20,263 For leading the revolution. You said no to the trunchbull. 1036 01:08:20,763 --> 01:08:22,390 No one's done that before. 1037 01:08:28,354 --> 01:08:31,024 - Ready for a little fun? - Yeah! 1038 01:08:31,107 --> 01:08:32,275 Fun? 1039 01:08:32,984 --> 01:08:34,736 Did you say "fun"? 1040 01:08:40,617 --> 01:08:43,953 It is not ourjob to make things fun. 1041 01:08:44,037 --> 01:08:47,999 We are not here to encourage or nurture. 1042 01:08:48,082 --> 01:08:53,796 We are here to crush them until the wriggling stops. 1043 01:08:53,880 --> 01:08:58,259 Well, I don't actually believe that... 1044 01:08:58,343 --> 01:09:02,263 Do you, Jenny? Do you think anyone cares? 1045 01:09:03,389 --> 01:09:06,559 This class is full of rebels, 1046 01:09:07,226 --> 01:09:09,979 and they need a real lesson. 1047 01:09:10,063 --> 01:09:13,441 Bring your gym gear and change on the way. 1048 01:09:13,524 --> 01:09:19,781 You see, Jenny, to teach the child, we must first break the child. 1049 01:09:22,659 --> 01:09:26,162 J" this school of late has started reeking quiet, maggot, when I'm speaking j“ 1050 01:09:27,246 --> 01:09:29,624 j " reeking with a most disturbing scent j" 1051 01:09:30,708 --> 01:09:34,087 j" only the finest nostrils smell it but I know it oh too well j' 1052 01:09:34,170 --> 01:09:37,840 j" it is the odour of rebellion it's the bouquet of dissent j' 1053 01:09:37,924 --> 01:09:40,843 j" and you may bet your britches this headmistress j" 1054 01:09:40,927 --> 01:09:46,349 j" finds this foul odoriferousness wholly olfactorily insulting j' 1055 01:09:46,432 --> 01:09:49,560 j" and so to stop the stench's spread j” 1056 01:09:49,644 --> 01:09:52,814 j" I find a session of phys ed j“ 1057 01:09:52,897 --> 01:09:58,236 j" sorts the merely rank from the revolting j 1058 01:09:59,112 --> 01:10:00,613 come along, squits. 1059 01:10:00,697 --> 01:10:02,699 I'll take it from here, Jenny. 1060 01:10:05,743 --> 01:10:09,956 J” the smell of rebellion comes out in the sweat j“ 1061 01:10:10,039 --> 01:10:13,418 j" and phys ed will get you sweating j“ 1062 01:10:13,501 --> 01:10:18,005 j" and it won't be long before I smell the pong j“ 1063 01:10:18,089 --> 01:10:20,675 j" of aiding and abetting j“ 1064 01:10:21,759 --> 01:10:24,929 j" before a weed becomes too big and greedy j' 1065 01:10:25,012 --> 01:10:26,931 j" you really need to nip it in the bud j' 1066 01:10:29,100 --> 01:10:33,438 j" before the worm starts to turn you must scrape off the dirt j 1067 01:10:33,521 --> 01:10:35,356 j" and rip it from the mud! J' 1068 01:10:36,441 --> 01:10:39,694 j" a whiff of insurgence the stench of intent j' 1069 01:10:40,611 --> 01:10:44,031 j" the reek of prepubescent protest j“ 1070 01:10:44,115 --> 01:10:48,411 j" a pong of defiance the odour of coup j“ 1071 01:10:48,494 --> 01:10:51,956 j" the waft of anarchy in progress j“ 1072 01:10:52,707 --> 01:10:58,004 j" once we've exercised these demons they shall be too pooped for scheming j' 1073 01:10:58,087 --> 01:11:00,882 j" some double-time discipline j' 1074 01:11:00,965 --> 01:11:06,345 j" should stop the rot from setting in j' 1075 01:11:07,180 --> 01:11:09,620 j” discipline, discipline for children who aren't listening j' 1076 01:11:09,682 --> 01:11:12,059 j" for piglets who are fidgeting or whispering in history j“ 1077 01:11:12,143 --> 01:11:15,104 j” their chattering and chittering their nattering and twittering j 1078 01:11:15,188 --> 01:11:17,190 j" ls tempered with a smattering of discipline j” 1079 01:11:17,732 --> 01:11:20,359 j" we must begin insisting on rigidity and discipline j" 1080 01:11:20,443 --> 01:11:23,321 j" persistently resisting this anarchist/c mischieving j' 1081 01:11:23,404 --> 01:11:26,073 j" these minutes you are frittering on pandering and pitying j” 1082 01:11:26,157 --> 01:11:28,534 j” while little ones like this they just need discipline j' 1083 01:11:28,618 --> 01:11:30,953 j” the simpering and whimpering dribbling and squiggling j' 1084 01:11:31,037 --> 01:11:33,331 j" the "miss, ineed a tissue" it's an issue we can fix j" 1085 01:11:33,414 --> 01:11:36,375 j" there is no mystery to mastering the art of classroom mistressing j” 1086 01:11:36,459 --> 01:11:38,544 j" it's discipline discipline, discipline! J' 1087 01:11:38,628 --> 01:11:41,756 j” the smell of rebellion the stench of revolt j' 1088 01:11:41,839 --> 01:11:44,175 j" the reek of prepubescent plotting j“ 1089 01:11:44,258 --> 01:11:47,428 j" a whiff of resistance the pong of dissent j” 1090 01:11:47,512 --> 01:11:50,515 j" the stink of moral fibre rotting j” 1091 01:11:50,598 --> 01:11:54,769 What a champion! Agatha trunchbull has done it again! 1092 01:11:54,852 --> 01:11:57,647 What an athlete! What a winner! 1093 01:11:58,481 --> 01:12:01,901 J” imagine a world with no children j“ 1094 01:12:03,277 --> 01:12:07,031 j" close your eyes and just dream j' 1095 01:12:07,114 --> 01:12:09,116 j” imagine go on, try it j“ 1096 01:12:09,200 --> 01:12:10,785 j" the peace and the quiet j' 1097 01:12:11,369 --> 01:12:14,664 j" a burbling stream j“ 1098 01:12:15,498 --> 01:12:19,877 -j' now imagine a woods with a cottage j“ -j' cottage j' 1099 01:12:19,961 --> 01:12:23,673 j" and inside that cottage we find j“ 1100 01:12:24,298 --> 01:12:27,802 j" a parrot called Zeek a carnival freak j' 1101 01:12:27,885 --> 01:12:31,222 j " who can fold paper hats with his mind j" 1102 01:12:31,848 --> 01:12:32,974 j" and he says j” 1103 01:12:33,057 --> 01:12:36,644 j" don't let them steal your horses j' 1104 01:12:37,353 --> 01:12:41,148 j" don't let them take them away j' 1105 01:12:41,232 --> 01:12:43,693 j" if you find your way through I 1106 01:12:43,776 --> 01:12:47,280 j” they'll be waiting for you, singing j' 1107 01:12:47,363 --> 01:12:50,783 j" neigh, neigh j“ 1108 01:12:52,326 --> 01:12:56,706 j" neigh, neigh j“ 1109 01:12:56,789 --> 01:12:58,666 she's mad. 1110 01:12:58,749 --> 01:13:00,126 A-ha! 1111 01:13:00,209 --> 01:13:02,503 J" and there, just like I said j' 1112 01:13:02,587 --> 01:13:05,965 j" the stinking maggot rears his head j' 1113 01:13:06,048 --> 01:13:08,885 j” have you ever seen anything more repellent? J' 1114 01:13:08,968 --> 01:13:14,974 j" have you ever smelt anything worse than that smell of rebellion? J 1115 01:13:15,057 --> 01:13:17,476 j" the scent of revolt j' 1116 01:13:19,061 --> 01:13:24,400 j" the reek of insubordination j' 1117 01:13:24,483 --> 01:13:30,698 j" a whiff of resistance the pong of dissent j” 1118 01:13:32,325 --> 01:13:36,245 j" and I will not stop till you are squashed j' 1119 01:13:36,329 --> 01:13:39,498 j" till this rebellion is quashed j' 1120 01:13:39,582 --> 01:13:44,879 j" till glorious, sweaty discipline has washed j“ 1121 01:13:44,962 --> 01:13:47,882 j" this sickening stench j“ 1122 01:13:48,549 --> 01:13:54,805 j" away! J“ 1123 01:14:05,566 --> 01:14:07,068 Right. Let's get you out. 1124 01:14:09,445 --> 01:14:11,238 This isn't teaching. 1125 01:14:11,906 --> 01:14:13,324 This is cruelty. 1126 01:14:14,992 --> 01:14:17,078 Cruelty? Well, yes, of course. 1127 01:14:17,161 --> 01:14:18,161 Go on, boy. 1128 01:14:18,204 --> 01:14:20,373 You did say it was going to be fun. 1129 01:14:21,582 --> 01:14:23,793 But this isn't fun. 1130 01:14:24,293 --> 01:14:26,712 Miss honey, you are pathetic. 1131 01:14:27,546 --> 01:14:28,923 You are weak. 1132 01:14:30,007 --> 01:14:32,677 You are wet. 1133 01:14:32,760 --> 01:14:34,637 You are, in fact... 1134 01:14:36,472 --> 01:14:38,766 A snivelling little... 1135 01:14:40,977 --> 01:14:41,977 Newt. 1136 01:14:52,947 --> 01:14:53,947 You. 1137 01:14:55,324 --> 01:14:58,077 No! What? Me? No! 1138 01:14:58,160 --> 01:15:00,454 No, I didn't! I didn't know! 1139 01:15:01,831 --> 01:15:03,040 You'll pull his ears off. 1140 01:15:03,124 --> 01:15:07,753 I have discovered, miss honey, through years of experimentation 1141 01:15:07,837 --> 01:15:10,840 that the ears of small boys do not come off. 1142 01:15:11,424 --> 01:15:13,342 They stretch. 1143 01:15:17,388 --> 01:15:18,431 Please! 1144 01:15:19,765 --> 01:15:20,891 Leave him alone! 1145 01:15:21,600 --> 01:15:26,022 You stupid, horrible bully! 1146 01:15:32,862 --> 01:15:35,239 How dare you? 1147 01:15:36,782 --> 01:15:40,786 You are not fit to be in this school. 1148 01:15:43,080 --> 01:15:44,832 You are evil. 1149 01:15:45,458 --> 01:15:48,044 I shall crush you. I shall pound you. 1150 01:15:48,669 --> 01:15:52,965 I shall dissect you, madam. 1151 01:15:53,049 --> 01:15:55,384 J" have you ever wondered well, I have j” 1152 01:15:55,468 --> 01:15:58,512 j" about how when lsay, say, "red" for example j" 1153 01:15:58,596 --> 01:16:01,849 j” there's no way of knowing if "red" means the same thing in your head j" 1154 01:16:01,932 --> 01:16:05,019 j" as "red" means in my head when someone says "red"? J' 1155 01:16:05,102 --> 01:16:08,606 j” and how if we are travelling at almost the speed of light j" 1156 01:16:08,689 --> 01:16:10,316 j” and we 're holding a light I 1157 01:16:10,399 --> 01:16:12,526 j” that light would still travel away from us j' 1158 01:16:13,110 --> 01:16:14,820 j" at the full speed of light? J” 1159 01:16:14,904 --> 01:16:17,698 j” which seems right in a way but I'm trying to say j' 1160 01:16:17,782 --> 01:16:20,785 j" I'm not sure but I wonder if inside my head j' 1161 01:16:20,868 --> 01:16:23,788 j" I'm not just a bit different from some of my friends j“ 1162 01:16:23,871 --> 01:16:27,041 j" these answers that come into my mind unbidden j” 1163 01:16:27,124 --> 01:16:29,877 j" these stories delivered to me fully written I 1164 01:16:29,960 --> 01:16:33,005 j" and when everyone shouts like they seem to like shouting j' 1165 01:16:33,089 --> 01:16:35,508 j" the noise in my head ls incredibly loud j" 1166 01:16:35,591 --> 01:16:38,594 j" and I just wish they'd stop my dad and my mum j" 1167 01:16:38,677 --> 01:16:41,555 j" and the telly and stories would stop for just once j' 1168 01:16:41,639 --> 01:16:45,392 j” and I'm sorry I'm not quite explaining it right j“ 1169 01:16:45,476 --> 01:16:47,895 j" but this noise becomes anger and the anger is light j' 1170 01:16:47,978 --> 01:16:51,065 j” and this burning inside me would usually fade j' 1171 01:16:51,148 --> 01:16:54,568 j" but it isn't today and the heat and the shouting j' 1172 01:16:54,652 --> 01:16:57,696 j" and my heart is pounding and my eyes are burning j“ 1173 01:16:57,780 --> 01:17:03,577 j " and suddenly everything, everything is j" 1174 01:17:12,461 --> 01:17:14,213 J' quiet j' 1175 01:17:19,552 --> 01:17:25,141 J" like silence but not really silent j“ 1176 01:17:31,647 --> 01:17:35,234 J " just that still sort of quiet j" 1177 01:17:36,986 --> 01:17:42,158 j" like the sound of a page being turned in a book j" 1178 01:17:43,826 --> 01:17:47,997 j" or a pause in a walk in the woods j 1179 01:17:52,084 --> 01:17:53,586 j' quiet j' 1180 01:17:58,841 --> 01:18:03,554 J" like silence but not really silent j“ 1181 01:18:09,351 --> 01:18:12,730 J" just that nice kind of quiet j” 1182 01:18:14,607 --> 01:18:20,237 j" like the sound when you lie upside down in your bed j' 1183 01:18:21,280 --> 01:18:24,909 j" just the sound of your heart in your head I 1184 01:18:27,494 --> 01:18:31,540 j" and though the people around me j' 1185 01:18:31,624 --> 01:18:35,127 j” their mouths are still moving j” 1186 01:18:35,753 --> 01:18:39,381 j" the words they are forming j“ 1187 01:18:39,465 --> 01:18:46,263 j" cannot reach me anymore j” 1188 01:18:49,183 --> 01:18:52,102 j " and it is quiet j" 1189 01:18:53,187 --> 01:18:57,316 j” and I am warm j' 1190 01:18:59,693 --> 01:19:04,490 j" like I've sailed j' 1191 01:19:05,115 --> 01:19:08,494 you revolting little bloodworm. You are... 1192 01:19:08,577 --> 01:19:12,957 J" into the eye of the storm j“ 1193 01:19:13,749 --> 01:19:16,168 this is the end of your rebellion. 1194 01:19:16,252 --> 01:19:21,799 You have leapt through the gates of Hades. Do you hear? I shall tear you apart. 1195 01:19:31,058 --> 01:19:32,601 Who did that? 1196 01:19:34,812 --> 01:19:36,981 Are you all right, miss trunchbull? 1197 01:19:37,731 --> 01:19:39,358 Oh. 1198 01:19:46,824 --> 01:19:47,950 I've got a newt! 1199 01:19:49,076 --> 01:19:50,953 It's in... it's... it's in my... 1200 01:19:51,036 --> 01:19:52,705 It's in my knickers. 1201 01:19:54,123 --> 01:19:58,919 It's in my knickers! 1202 01:19:59,003 --> 01:20:03,507 I've got a newt in my knickers! 1203 01:20:03,590 --> 01:20:06,677 Okay. That was odd. 1204 01:20:09,138 --> 01:20:11,140 Right. Everyone back to class. 1205 01:20:13,600 --> 01:20:17,313 And please, please keep your heads down for the rest of the day. 1206 01:20:19,982 --> 01:20:22,609 - Matilda. - I need to show you something. 1207 01:20:24,361 --> 01:20:25,612 Watch, miss honey. 1208 01:20:27,281 --> 01:20:29,491 Matilda, if miss trunchbull sees... 1209 01:20:29,575 --> 01:20:30,993 Just watch. Please. 1210 01:20:38,000 --> 01:20:40,169 - I think we should go before... - Wait. 1211 01:21:17,956 --> 01:21:19,958 I moved it with my eyes. 1212 01:21:21,794 --> 01:21:23,212 Am I strange? 1213 01:21:26,965 --> 01:21:29,843 How do you fancy a nice cup of tea? 1214 01:21:41,563 --> 01:21:43,899 Oh, no, no, no. Not that way. This way. 1215 01:21:45,192 --> 01:21:48,695 What do you think it is? This thing with my eyes. 1216 01:21:49,279 --> 01:21:51,073 Well, what did it feel like? 1217 01:21:52,324 --> 01:21:53,784 Felt like fizzing. 1218 01:21:54,326 --> 01:21:55,327 Fizzing? 1219 01:21:56,328 --> 01:21:58,622 But not bad fizzing, good fizzing. 1220 01:21:59,331 --> 01:22:00,457 Good fizzing. 1221 01:22:01,375 --> 01:22:02,418 Good fizzing. 1222 01:22:04,086 --> 01:22:06,255 Okay, let's see. 1223 01:22:07,131 --> 01:22:08,298 I'm no expert, 1224 01:22:08,382 --> 01:22:10,676 because I'm not sure there are experts in fizzing, 1225 01:22:10,759 --> 01:22:14,596 but I think it has something to do with that incredible mind of yours. 1226 01:22:15,681 --> 01:22:18,517 You mean there's no room in my head for all my brains, 1227 01:22:18,600 --> 01:22:21,186 so they have to squish out through my eyes? 1228 01:22:21,770 --> 01:22:25,315 Well, yes. Yes, that's exactly what I mean. 1229 01:22:27,484 --> 01:22:28,652 Well, here we are. 1230 01:22:29,319 --> 01:22:30,404 Where are we? 1231 01:22:38,370 --> 01:22:39,370 Wow. 1232 01:22:39,413 --> 01:22:41,832 They pay teachers really badly. 1233 01:22:43,083 --> 01:22:46,920 Well, actually, yes, they do. 1234 01:22:47,754 --> 01:22:49,631 But I'm poorer even than most. 1235 01:22:53,343 --> 01:22:56,930 You see, my father died when I was young. 1236 01:22:57,014 --> 01:22:58,682 Magnus was his name. 1237 01:22:59,183 --> 01:23:00,392 He was so kind. 1238 01:23:01,852 --> 01:23:04,480 But when he was gone, 1239 01:23:04,563 --> 01:23:07,065 my aunt became my legal guardian. 1240 01:23:07,691 --> 01:23:10,360 And she was cruel and mean 1241 01:23:10,444 --> 01:23:12,571 like you can't even imagine. 1242 01:23:12,654 --> 01:23:15,032 Then when I became a teacher, 1243 01:23:15,115 --> 01:23:17,493 she presented me with a bill. 1244 01:23:17,576 --> 01:23:20,370 She'd written everything down, every tea bag, 1245 01:23:20,454 --> 01:23:23,332 every gas bill, every tin of beans. 1246 01:23:23,415 --> 01:23:27,127 She made me sign a contract to pay her back every single penny. 1247 01:23:27,628 --> 01:23:28,462 Really? 1248 01:23:28,545 --> 01:23:31,507 She even produced a document that said my father gave her his house. 1249 01:23:33,258 --> 01:23:36,094 But did he really do that, Magnus? 1250 01:23:36,178 --> 01:23:38,263 Did he just give her his house? 1251 01:23:39,223 --> 01:23:43,393 Well, I've always felt it was suspicious. 1252 01:23:43,477 --> 01:23:47,523 You see, she said his death was an accident, but... 1253 01:23:48,899 --> 01:23:50,526 You think she did him in? 1254 01:23:52,236 --> 01:23:55,322 Well, I cannot say for sure. 1255 01:23:56,698 --> 01:23:58,575 All I really know is that 1256 01:23:58,659 --> 01:24:02,120 years of being bullied by that woman made me, well... 1257 01:24:03,664 --> 01:24:04,664 Pathetic. 1258 01:24:07,292 --> 01:24:10,546 Then one day, I came across this old shed. 1259 01:24:11,922 --> 01:24:13,340 I fell in love with it. 1260 01:24:15,092 --> 01:24:18,053 I begged the farmer who owned it to let me move in. 1261 01:24:18,637 --> 01:24:21,098 He thought I was mad, 1262 01:24:22,057 --> 01:24:23,850 but he said yes, and... 1263 01:24:25,936 --> 01:24:27,729 And that's why you live here. 1264 01:24:31,066 --> 01:24:34,403 J" this roof keeps me dry when the rain falls j' 1265 01:24:35,445 --> 01:24:38,574 j" this door helps to keep cold at bay j' 1266 01:24:39,283 --> 01:24:43,787 j" on this floor, I can stand on my own two feet j' 1267 01:24:47,958 --> 01:24:51,837 j" on this chair, I can write my lessons j' 1268 01:24:51,920 --> 01:24:56,258 j” on this pillow I can dream my nights away j' 1269 01:24:56,341 --> 01:24:59,303 j " and this table, as you can see j" 1270 01:24:59,386 --> 01:25:01,597 j" well, it's perfect for tea j' 1271 01:25:04,850 --> 01:25:06,268 j” it isn't much j“ 1272 01:25:06,351 --> 01:25:10,147 j" but it is enough for me j' 1273 01:25:13,775 --> 01:25:15,068 j” it isn't much j“ 1274 01:25:15,152 --> 01:25:17,946 j" but it is enough j' 1275 01:25:18,030 --> 01:25:20,073 but, miss honey, she's got your father's house. 1276 01:25:20,157 --> 01:25:21,908 She's got everything that's yours. 1277 01:25:23,577 --> 01:25:27,289 J" on these walls I hang wonderful pictures j' 1278 01:25:27,372 --> 01:25:32,127 j” through this window I can watch the seasons change j' 1279 01:25:32,210 --> 01:25:33,920 j " by this lamp, I can read j" 1280 01:25:35,339 --> 01:25:39,843 j" and I, I am set free j' 1281 01:25:40,385 --> 01:25:46,141 j" and when it's cold outside I feel no fear j' 1282 01:25:46,224 --> 01:25:50,062 j" even in the winter storms j“ 1283 01:25:50,145 --> 01:25:56,568 j" I am warmed by a small but stubborn fire j“ 1284 01:25:57,194 --> 01:26:04,034 j" and there is nowhere I would rather be j“ 1285 01:26:07,162 --> 01:26:08,538 j” it isn't much j“ 1286 01:26:08,622 --> 01:26:13,085 j" but it is enough for me j' 1287 01:26:15,796 --> 01:26:19,675 j" for this is my house I 1288 01:26:20,342 --> 01:26:24,346 j " this is my house j" 1289 01:26:25,514 --> 01:26:26,765 j” it isn't much j“ 1290 01:26:26,848 --> 01:26:30,227 j" but it is enough for me j' 1291 01:26:32,562 --> 01:26:36,817 j " this is my house j" 1292 01:26:36,900 --> 01:26:41,321 j " this is my house j" 1293 01:26:41,905 --> 01:26:43,573 j” it isn't much j“ 1294 01:26:43,657 --> 01:26:48,620 j" but it is enough j' 1295 01:26:49,246 --> 01:26:52,165 -j' don't cry j' -j' and when it's cold and bleak j' 1296 01:26:52,249 --> 01:26:55,293 -j' please don't cry j“ -j' I feel no fear j” 1297 01:26:55,377 --> 01:26:56,920 j” I'm here, little girl j' 1298 01:26:57,003 --> 01:27:00,799 -j' even in the fiercest storms j" -j' please don't cry j“ 1299 01:27:00,882 --> 01:27:02,968 -j' I am warmed j' -j' let me wipe j” 1300 01:27:03,051 --> 01:27:07,180 -j' by a small but stubborn fire j“ -j' away your tears j" 1301 01:27:07,723 --> 01:27:11,184 -j' forgive me j“ -j' even when outside it's freezing j' 1302 01:27:11,268 --> 01:27:12,537 j" I didn't mean to desert you j' 1303 01:27:12,561 --> 01:27:14,980 j " I don't pay much heed j" 1304 01:27:15,564 --> 01:27:22,154 -j' I know that I hurt you j' -j' I know that everything I need I 1305 01:27:23,238 --> 01:27:27,200 j" is in here j' 1306 01:27:30,996 --> 01:27:32,414 j” it isn't much j“ 1307 01:27:32,914 --> 01:27:35,625 j" but it is enough j' 1308 01:27:37,043 --> 01:27:38,086 j" for me j' 1309 01:27:42,007 --> 01:27:43,049 j” it isn't much j“ 1310 01:27:43,842 --> 01:27:49,681 j" but it is enough j' 1311 01:27:51,767 --> 01:27:52,767 j" for me j' 1312 01:27:57,606 --> 01:27:59,357 where did you get this scarf? 1313 01:28:01,151 --> 01:28:03,528 Oh, it was my father's. 1314 01:28:04,070 --> 01:28:06,573 My mum gave it to him before she died. 1315 01:28:06,656 --> 01:28:08,533 - She was an... - An acrobat. 1316 01:28:09,409 --> 01:28:12,412 Uh, well, yes, she was. She... 1317 01:28:13,872 --> 01:28:14,956 How did you...? 1318 01:28:16,666 --> 01:28:19,920 - And my father was an escap... - An escapologist. 1319 01:28:20,003 --> 01:28:21,838 Matilda, how do you know that? 1320 01:28:21,922 --> 01:28:24,132 So they were your parents? 1321 01:28:24,216 --> 01:28:26,134 What? Who? 1322 01:28:26,218 --> 01:28:27,677 The people in my story. 1323 01:28:27,761 --> 01:28:29,846 I thought I was making it up, but it's real. 1324 01:28:29,930 --> 01:28:31,640 It's you. It's your life. 1325 01:28:31,723 --> 01:28:33,975 Miss honey, who's your aunt? 1326 01:28:34,059 --> 01:28:35,644 Well, actually, Matilda, 1327 01:28:35,727 --> 01:28:38,104 she's my step-aunt. 1328 01:28:38,814 --> 01:28:40,023 Miss trunchbull. 1329 01:28:40,106 --> 01:28:42,943 A contract is a contract is a contract. 1330 01:28:47,113 --> 01:28:48,113 Matilda. 1331 01:28:48,824 --> 01:28:52,327 Matilda, listen to me. You must forget all this. 1332 01:28:52,410 --> 01:28:54,287 You need to be very careful. 1333 01:28:54,913 --> 01:28:58,792 Miss trunchbull has been humiliated, and she's capable of awful things. 1334 01:28:58,875 --> 01:29:00,460 I'm not scared of her. 1335 01:29:00,544 --> 01:29:03,088 You should be. She's dangerous. 1336 01:29:03,922 --> 01:29:05,090 So am I. 1337 01:30:03,231 --> 01:30:04,399 Rich, he said. 1338 01:30:05,650 --> 01:30:07,277 Bags, he said. 1339 01:30:08,320 --> 01:30:11,406 - "I'm a genius," he said. - What's going on? 1340 01:30:11,990 --> 01:30:13,533 Pack your bag. We're off to Spain. 1341 01:30:14,576 --> 01:30:16,661 Spain? Why? 1342 01:30:16,745 --> 01:30:19,581 Remember those big stupid muscly men 1343 01:30:19,664 --> 01:30:22,417 your idiot of a father sold them old bangers to? 1344 01:30:22,500 --> 01:30:25,378 - Come on, love. - Turns out they was the flaming mafia! 1345 01:30:25,462 --> 01:30:27,797 And not so stupid after all. 1346 01:30:27,881 --> 01:30:30,425 They gave me 24 hours to get them the money back. 1347 01:30:30,508 --> 01:30:32,469 Only somebody already spent it. 1348 01:30:32,552 --> 01:30:35,889 I'm getting some passports tomorrow, so I'll pick you up from school. 1349 01:30:35,972 --> 01:30:37,515 What about mrs Phelps? 1350 01:30:37,599 --> 01:30:39,935 Lavender? Nigel? Amanda? 1351 01:30:40,018 --> 01:30:41,853 - What about miss honey? - Forget them! 1352 01:30:41,937 --> 01:30:44,898 After tomorrow, you're never gonna see them again. 1353 01:32:18,616 --> 01:32:21,745 Yesterday an act of vandalism took place in the woods. 1354 01:32:21,828 --> 01:32:23,663 Now you see the consequences. 1355 01:32:23,747 --> 01:32:26,499 You break my toys, I break yours. 1356 01:32:26,583 --> 01:32:29,044 Miss honey's class, canteen now. 1357 01:32:30,128 --> 01:32:32,297 Come along, children. It'll be fine. 1358 01:32:59,199 --> 01:33:00,241 Children... 1359 01:33:01,868 --> 01:33:06,039 How can I be your headmistress 1360 01:33:06,122 --> 01:33:10,752 if I cannot chill you to the bone? 1361 01:33:13,338 --> 01:33:18,176 If the small ones don't pee just a little when I walk into the room, 1362 01:33:18,259 --> 01:33:25,266 well, then I'm... falling as an educator. 1363 01:33:29,979 --> 01:33:32,774 Today we are going to have a spelling test. 1364 01:33:34,442 --> 01:33:40,865 And any child who gets one single answer wrong 1365 01:33:42,075 --> 01:33:45,537 goes to chokey. 1366 01:33:45,620 --> 01:33:47,080 You can't do that! 1367 01:33:48,289 --> 01:33:49,874 Oh, really? Why? 1368 01:33:50,458 --> 01:33:52,168 Because of yesterday's little... 1369 01:33:54,003 --> 01:33:56,005 Incident, you mean? 1370 01:33:56,714 --> 01:33:59,259 Well, here's the surprise chokey. 1371 01:34:04,013 --> 01:34:05,765 You! 1372 01:34:06,391 --> 01:34:08,059 Spell... oh, let me see. 1373 01:34:08,143 --> 01:34:09,644 "Newt." 1374 01:34:09,727 --> 01:34:14,023 N-e-w-t. Newt. 1375 01:34:15,567 --> 01:34:18,403 What? How do you know that? 1376 01:34:18,486 --> 01:34:21,573 Miss honey taught us. She's very good at teaching. 1377 01:34:22,949 --> 01:34:24,075 Nonsense. 1378 01:34:24,159 --> 01:34:27,996 Miss honey is far too soft and peachy 1379 01:34:28,079 --> 01:34:29,831 to be good at anything. 1380 01:34:29,914 --> 01:34:30,957 You! 1381 01:34:31,916 --> 01:34:35,753 Spell the one thing you all are. 1382 01:34:35,837 --> 01:34:38,923 Spell "revolting." 1383 01:34:39,549 --> 01:34:43,386 Revolting. R-e-v-o-I-t... 1384 01:34:44,554 --> 01:34:46,139 I-n-g. Revolting. 1385 01:34:46,222 --> 01:34:48,099 You're cheating, pigtails. 1386 01:34:48,183 --> 01:34:50,476 She's not cheating. She's simply spelling the word. 1387 01:34:51,019 --> 01:34:53,813 I just taught them with kindness and Patience and respect. 1388 01:34:53,897 --> 01:34:56,482 How dare you bring those words into my classroom? 1389 01:34:58,067 --> 01:35:00,862 You, snot-nose. 1390 01:35:01,446 --> 01:35:02,864 Stand and spell 1391 01:35:03,907 --> 01:35:09,037 "amchellakamanialseptricolistimosis." 1392 01:35:09,120 --> 01:35:12,498 - But that's not even a word. - Spell it or go to chokey. 1393 01:35:12,582 --> 01:35:15,210 And I should warn you, it has silent letters. 1394 01:35:34,354 --> 01:35:35,605 Oh, dear. 1395 01:35:38,608 --> 01:35:41,569 I'm so sorry. It was a silent v. 1396 01:35:41,653 --> 01:35:44,072 You're going to chokey! 1397 01:35:44,864 --> 01:35:49,702 Cat. C-a-f. Cat. 1398 01:35:50,328 --> 01:35:54,707 I got it wrong, miss. You have to put me in chokey too. 1399 01:35:54,791 --> 01:35:59,128 - What? - Dog. D-y-p. Dog. And me. 1400 01:36:00,046 --> 01:36:03,716 Table. X-a-b-f-y. And me. 1401 01:36:03,800 --> 01:36:09,264 Can't put us all in chokey. Banana. G-k-a-i-p... 1402 01:36:14,269 --> 01:36:15,270 Stop this! 1403 01:36:16,729 --> 01:36:18,481 - Q-o-c... - R-e... 1404 01:36:18,564 --> 01:36:19,983 -Klo.. 1405 01:36:20,066 --> 01:36:21,818 A-b-f... 1406 01:36:39,294 --> 01:36:42,130 I've been busy. 1407 01:36:43,673 --> 01:36:47,885 A chokey for each and every one of you. 1408 01:36:58,438 --> 01:37:03,192 And now our little test is over. 1409 01:37:03,860 --> 01:37:10,366 I can tell you that each and every one of you has failed. 1410 01:37:11,367 --> 01:37:18,041 You see, there are winners and losers in this world, children. 1411 01:37:18,791 --> 01:37:22,420 And I am a... 1412 01:37:22,503 --> 01:37:25,590 The chalk! Look! The chalk! 1413 01:37:27,675 --> 01:37:32,764 "Agatha, this is Magnus. 1414 01:37:33,348 --> 01:37:37,769 Give my Jenny back 1415 01:37:37,852 --> 01:37:40,646 her house." 1416 01:37:40,730 --> 01:37:43,441 Who's doing it? Who? Tell me now. 1417 01:37:43,524 --> 01:37:46,069 No one's doing it. It's a ghost. 1418 01:37:46,152 --> 01:37:50,114 - "Then leave." - No. 1419 01:37:50,198 --> 01:37:55,703 "Or I will get you 1420 01:37:55,787 --> 01:38:00,249 like you got me!" 1421 01:38:02,668 --> 01:38:04,128 You think me an idiot? 1422 01:38:04,712 --> 01:38:09,384 It's a cheap trick. Just like Magnus used to do! 1423 01:38:11,052 --> 01:38:14,806 You can't hurt me. I hurt you. 1424 01:38:44,377 --> 01:38:46,421 It can't be Magnus, it can't! 1425 01:38:50,800 --> 01:38:51,968 Look. Matilda. 1426 01:39:22,790 --> 01:39:27,003 You see? I'm not going anywhere! 1427 01:39:31,757 --> 01:39:34,010 Oh, no. Stop! 1428 01:39:34,093 --> 01:39:37,013 I say, what are you doing to my hair? 1429 01:39:37,722 --> 01:39:38,722 Pigtails! 1430 01:39:39,974 --> 01:39:41,767 No. No! 1431 01:39:43,019 --> 01:39:45,563 I hate pigtails! 1432 01:39:48,357 --> 01:39:49,358 Put me down! 1433 01:39:49,984 --> 01:39:52,361 Stop it now! I'm ordering you! 1434 01:39:55,323 --> 01:39:59,952 Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! 1435 01:40:25,561 --> 01:40:26,896 It's over. 1436 01:40:27,480 --> 01:40:28,856 This is my school now. 1437 01:40:33,236 --> 01:40:34,236 Run. 1438 01:40:54,840 --> 01:40:58,886 J" whoa, oh! J' 1439 01:40:59,929 --> 01:41:04,433 j" never again will she get the best of me j' 1440 01:41:04,517 --> 01:41:09,647 j" never again will she take away my freedom j” 1441 01:41:09,730 --> 01:41:13,234 j " and we won't forget the day we fought j" 1442 01:41:13,317 --> 01:41:16,153 j" for the right to be a little bit naughty j' 1443 01:41:16,237 --> 01:41:19,073 j" never again will the chokey door slam j“ 1444 01:41:19,156 --> 01:41:21,409 j” never again will I be bullied j' 1445 01:41:21,492 --> 01:41:26,747 j” and never again will I doubt it when my mummy says I'm a miracle j" 1446 01:41:27,248 --> 01:41:29,750 j” never again will we live behind bars j” 1447 01:41:29,834 --> 01:41:32,044 j " never again now that we know we are j" 1448 01:41:32,128 --> 01:41:35,172 j” revolting children living in revolting times I 1449 01:41:35,256 --> 01:41:39,385 j" we sing revolting songs using revolting rhymes j“ 1450 01:41:39,468 --> 01:41:43,431 j” we 7! Be revolting children till our revolting's done j“ 1451 01:41:43,514 --> 01:41:47,018 j” and we I! Have the trunchbull bolting we 're revolting j' 1452 01:41:47,685 --> 01:41:51,731 j" we are revolting children living in revolting times I 1453 01:41:51,814 --> 01:41:55,860 j" we sing revolting songs using revolting rhymes j“ 1454 01:41:55,943 --> 01:42:00,072 j” we 7! Be revolting children till our revolting's done j“ 1455 01:42:00,156 --> 01:42:02,908 j” and we I! Have the trunchbull bolting we 're revolting j' 1456 01:42:02,992 --> 01:42:06,120 j" we will become a screaming horde! J' 1457 01:42:06,203 --> 01:42:10,374 j" take out your hockey stick and use it as a sword! J” 1458 01:42:11,042 --> 01:42:13,252 j" never again will we be ignored j' 1459 01:42:13,336 --> 01:42:15,504 j" we 7! Find out where the chalk is stored j” 1460 01:42:15,588 --> 01:42:17,423 j" and draw rude pictures on the board j“ 1461 01:42:17,506 --> 01:42:18,758 j" it's not insulting j 1462 01:42:18,841 --> 01:42:20,217 j" we 're revolting! J' 1463 01:42:21,677 --> 01:42:23,471 j " we can s-p-I how we like j" 1464 01:42:23,554 --> 01:42:25,324 j" if enough of us are wrong wrong is right j” 1465 01:42:25,348 --> 01:42:27,516 j" everyone, n-o-r-t-yj' 1466 01:42:27,600 --> 01:42:29,119 j" 'cause we 're a little bit naughty j 1467 01:42:29,143 --> 01:42:32,605 j" you say we ought to stay inside the line but if we disobey, at the same time j” 1468 01:42:32,688 --> 01:42:34,541 j” there is nothing that the trunchbull can do j' 1469 01:42:34,565 --> 01:42:36,084 j " she can take her hammer and s-h-u j" 1470 01:42:36,108 --> 01:42:38,653 j" you might've thought we were weak but we 're strong j' 1471 01:42:38,736 --> 01:42:40,839 j" might've thought we would break but you're wrong j" 1472 01:42:40,863 --> 01:42:42,865 j" because you finally pushed us too far j' 1473 01:42:42,948 --> 01:42:44,825 j" now there's no going back 'cause we are j' 1474 01:42:44,909 --> 01:42:48,037 -j' r-e-v-o-I-t-i-n j -j' revolting times j“ 1475 01:42:48,120 --> 01:42:50,498 -j' we 7! S-i-n-g j -j' songs! J' 1476 01:42:50,581 --> 01:42:52,208 -j' u-s-i-n-g j' -j' rhymes j“ 1477 01:42:52,291 --> 01:42:56,087 j” we'll be r-e—v—o-I-t—i-n-g j“ 1478 01:42:56,671 --> 01:42:59,965 j“ it is 2-I-8-4-u we are revolting j' 1479 01:43:00,716 --> 01:43:04,637 j" we are revolting children living in revolting times I 1480 01:43:04,720 --> 01:43:08,808 j" we sing revolting songs using revolting rhymes j“ 1481 01:43:08,891 --> 01:43:13,020 j” we 7! Be revolting children till our revolting's done j“ 1482 01:43:13,104 --> 01:43:19,276 j" it is 2-I-8—4-u, 4-u, 4-u, 4-u, 4-u j' 1483 01:43:19,360 --> 01:43:23,531 j" we are revolting children living in revolting times I 1484 01:43:23,614 --> 01:43:27,618 j" we sing revolting songs using revolting rhymes j“ 1485 01:43:27,702 --> 01:43:31,997 j” we 7! Be revolting children till our revolting's done j“ 1486 01:43:32,081 --> 01:43:35,459 j“ it is 2-I-8-4-u we are revolting! J” 1487 01:43:44,468 --> 01:43:47,680 Come on. We've gotta go, boy. We're gonna be late. 1488 01:43:47,763 --> 01:43:50,141 She's a... sorry. Go? 1489 01:43:50,224 --> 01:43:51,767 Spain. We're moving there. 1490 01:43:51,851 --> 01:43:54,437 We've got a plane to catch in 40 minutes. Oi! 1491 01:43:55,104 --> 01:43:56,856 Say your goodbyes now. 1492 01:43:56,939 --> 01:43:58,524 No, Matilda, you can't. 1493 01:43:58,607 --> 01:44:01,527 - You can't leave us. - No, Matilda. 1494 01:44:02,319 --> 01:44:04,405 It's not up to me. 1495 01:44:17,543 --> 01:44:18,711 Thank you. 1496 01:44:23,257 --> 01:44:24,257 Come on. 1497 01:44:25,092 --> 01:44:26,844 Chop-flaming-chop. 1498 01:44:28,763 --> 01:44:31,807 - Right. In you go. - Where do I go? 1499 01:44:31,891 --> 01:44:34,435 It can go in the back, Harry. It's got them clingy fingers. 1500 01:44:34,518 --> 01:44:36,645 You can't just stick him in the back. 1501 01:44:36,729 --> 01:44:38,689 Let Matilda stay here with me. 1502 01:44:40,483 --> 01:44:43,652 Mr wormwood, I would love to take Matilda. 1503 01:44:43,736 --> 01:44:45,154 I beg your pardon? 1504 01:44:45,237 --> 01:44:47,782 If she'd like to stay with me, that is. 1505 01:44:48,365 --> 01:44:52,870 I would look after her with love and respect and care and... 1506 01:44:54,205 --> 01:44:55,915 I'd pay for everything. 1507 01:44:58,083 --> 01:44:59,710 Would you like that, Matilda? 1508 01:45:01,003 --> 01:45:03,297 - Hang on. - Harry! 1509 01:45:03,380 --> 01:45:06,383 You want us to leave our daughter here with you? 1510 01:45:08,761 --> 01:45:12,556 - What did you just call me? - We are going to miss the plane. 1511 01:45:12,640 --> 01:45:16,227 Did you just call me your daughter? 1512 01:45:16,811 --> 01:45:19,522 If that's what she wants. 1513 01:45:23,359 --> 01:45:25,903 Well? Is that what you want? 1514 01:45:26,487 --> 01:45:29,031 You wanna stay here with miss honey? 1515 01:45:30,241 --> 01:45:31,241 Yes. 1516 01:45:33,953 --> 01:45:35,871 Yes, I... yes, I do. 1517 01:45:37,206 --> 01:45:40,793 And you wanna look after her? 1518 01:45:42,253 --> 01:45:43,420 I do, yes. 1519 01:45:50,845 --> 01:45:52,805 We are a bit short of room. 1520 01:45:54,306 --> 01:45:56,684 Yeah. Yeah, all right. 1521 01:45:58,227 --> 01:45:59,228 Yeah. 1522 01:46:06,277 --> 01:46:07,778 Thank you. 1523 01:46:28,757 --> 01:46:29,884 Harry! 1524 01:46:33,012 --> 01:46:35,139 Please. 1525 01:46:36,515 --> 01:46:37,975 She did it. 1526 01:46:39,518 --> 01:46:40,728 Lovely. Right. 1527 01:47:03,000 --> 01:47:06,086 J" I was sure that I j' 1528 01:47:06,170 --> 01:47:12,968 j" would never escape the story I 'd had written for me j“ 1529 01:47:20,225 --> 01:47:24,688 J" I couldn't find a way out j' 1530 01:47:24,772 --> 01:47:28,734 j" I couldn't see beyond the clouds j“ 1531 01:47:28,817 --> 01:47:32,696 j " that swirled around me j" 1532 01:47:34,406 --> 01:47:38,577 j" then one day I opened my eyes j” 1533 01:47:39,161 --> 01:47:42,206 j" and looked up to find that the sky I 1534 01:47:42,289 --> 01:47:46,001 j" had turned blindingly blue j' 1535 01:47:46,085 --> 01:47:50,756 j" and right by my side there was you j“ 1536 01:47:50,839 --> 01:47:54,802 j" quietly taking your stand j' 1537 01:47:55,761 --> 01:47:59,723 j" and you were holding my hand j' 1538 01:47:59,807 --> 01:48:02,184 j" I believed that I j' 1539 01:48:02,267 --> 01:48:06,647 -j' I believed that I j“ -j' would never be able to rely j" 1540 01:48:06,730 --> 01:48:09,733 -j' would never find anybody else j' -j' on anybody else j' 1541 01:48:09,817 --> 01:48:13,320 Magnus. Give my Jenny back her house. 1542 01:48:13,404 --> 01:48:16,281 J" and I was sure that I j 1543 01:48:16,365 --> 01:48:20,244 -j' I was sure that I j” -j' would just have to learn to survive j“ 1544 01:48:20,327 --> 01:48:24,039 -j' would always be all by myself j” -j' all by myself j“ 1545 01:48:26,834 --> 01:48:31,630 -j' and one day I opened my eyes j“ -j' one day I opened my eyes j" 1546 01:48:31,714 --> 01:48:34,174 j" and looked up to find that the sky I 1547 01:48:34,258 --> 01:48:37,886 -j' had turned blindingly blue j' -j' blindingly blue j“ 1548 01:48:37,970 --> 01:48:42,808 -j' and right by my side there was you j' -j' and right by my side there was you j' 1549 01:48:42,891 --> 01:48:47,896 -j' quietly taking a stand j' -j' quietly taking a stand j' 1550 01:48:47,980 --> 01:48:52,151 j" and you were holding my hand j' 1551 01:48:52,818 --> 01:48:56,864 j" you were holding my hand j“ 1552 01:48:56,947 --> 01:49:01,493 -j' you were just there for me j“ -j' you were just there for me j“ 1553 01:49:01,577 --> 01:49:05,873 -j' quietly taking a stand j' -j' quietly taking a stand j' 1554 01:49:05,956 --> 01:49:10,127 -j' changing the end of my story for me j' -j' changing the end of my story for me j' 1555 01:49:10,210 --> 01:49:14,339 j" you were there as I battled my fears j' 1556 01:49:14,423 --> 01:49:19,636 j" I fell and you helped me to stand j“ 1557 01:49:19,720 --> 01:49:23,891 -j' when the storm finally cleared j' -j' you were there j' 1558 01:49:23,974 --> 01:49:28,270 j" you were still holding my hand j' 1559 01:49:28,353 --> 01:49:32,608 j" you were still holding my hand j' 1560 01:49:32,691 --> 01:49:37,738 -j' you kicked down the doors for me j' -j' kicked down the doors for me j" 1561 01:49:37,821 --> 01:49:41,825 -j' you helped me understand j" -j' you helped me understand j" 1562 01:49:41,909 --> 01:49:45,829 j" there was another version of me j' 1563 01:49:46,455 --> 01:49:50,375 j" you were still holding my hand j' 1564 01:49:50,459 --> 01:49:55,255 -j' you were just there for me j“ -j' I only wish j” 1565 01:49:55,339 --> 01:49:59,843 j " quietly taking a stand j" 1566 01:49:59,927 --> 01:50:04,223 j" changing the end of my story for me j“ 1567 01:50:04,306 --> 01:50:08,644 j" you were still holding my hand j' 1568 01:50:08,727 --> 01:50:12,940 j" you were just there for me j“ 1569 01:50:13,440 --> 01:50:17,903 j " quietly taking a stand j" 1570 01:50:17,986 --> 01:50:23,325 j" changing the end of my story for me j“ 1571 01:50:36,255 --> 01:50:40,801 -J' you were still holding j' -j' you were still holding j' 1572 01:50:41,343 --> 01:50:45,514 -j' my hand j " -j' my hand j" 1573 01:51:00,445 --> 01:51:01,822 J" when I grow up j” 1574 01:51:01,905 --> 01:51:03,740 j" when I grow up j” 1575 01:51:03,824 --> 01:51:04,950 j" when I grow up j” 1576 01:51:05,033 --> 01:51:08,704 j" I will be tall enough to reach the branches j' 1577 01:51:08,787 --> 01:51:12,166 j" that I need to reach to climb the trees j“ 1578 01:51:12,249 --> 01:51:15,669 j" you get to climb when you're grown up j' 1579 01:51:17,671 --> 01:51:20,090 j" and when I grow up j“ 1580 01:51:20,174 --> 01:51:21,967 j" when I grow up j” 1581 01:51:22,050 --> 01:51:23,135 j" when I grow up j” 1582 01:51:23,218 --> 01:51:29,433 j" I will be smart enough to answer all the questions that you need to know j' 1583 01:51:29,516 --> 01:51:34,104 j " the answers to before you're grown up j" 1584 01:51:35,272 --> 01:51:37,065 j" and when I grow up j“ 1585 01:51:37,149 --> 01:51:38,233 j" when I grow up j” 1586 01:51:38,317 --> 01:51:41,403 j" I will have treats every day j“ 1587 01:51:41,486 --> 01:51:44,740 j” and I'll play with things that mums pretend j' 1588 01:51:44,823 --> 01:51:47,367 j" that mums don't think are fun j“ 1589 01:51:47,451 --> 01:51:52,247 j” and I will wake up when the sun comes up I 1590 01:51:52,331 --> 01:51:57,377 j" and I will spend the day just lying in the sun j” 1591 01:51:57,461 --> 01:51:58,754 j" and I won't care j“ 1592 01:51:58,837 --> 01:52:05,761 j” and I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown up j” 1593 01:52:05,844 --> 01:52:08,805 j" I will have treats every day j“ 1594 01:52:08,889 --> 01:52:12,476 j” and I'll play with things that mums pretend j' 1595 01:52:12,559 --> 01:52:14,811 j" that mums don't think are fun j“ 1596 01:52:14,895 --> 01:52:19,816 j” and I will wake up when the sun comes up I 1597 01:52:19,900 --> 01:52:24,363 j" and I will spend the day just lying in the sun j” 1598 01:52:24,446 --> 01:52:26,365 j" 'cause I won't care j” 1599 01:52:26,448 --> 01:52:29,618 j" 'cause I'll be all grown up j' 1600 01:52:29,701 --> 01:52:34,289 j" when I grow up j”