1 00:01:12,460 --> 00:01:14,702 Tell me it isn't true. 2 00:01:16,672 --> 00:01:18,914 Tell me it isn't true. 3 00:01:19,925 --> 00:01:22,250 I love you, Daddy. 4 00:01:22,427 --> 00:01:24,135 DaddyI 5 00:01:43,654 --> 00:01:45,112 Aaaagh! 6 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:46,822 Francis! 7 00:01:48,908 --> 00:01:50,984 What is it? 8 00:01:59,459 --> 00:02:02,294 I...I had a bad dream. 9 00:02:05,506 --> 00:02:07,831 I didn't call out, did I? 10 00:02:08,008 --> 00:02:11,128 It sounded as if you were in fear of your life. 11 00:02:13,221 --> 00:02:16,008 It's all right, Corder. It was just a dream. 12 00:02:16,766 --> 00:02:18,842 Just a dream? 13 00:02:20,436 --> 00:02:22,512 All right. Fine. 14 00:02:24,231 --> 00:02:26,519 I'll leave you to it, then. 15 00:02:28,985 --> 00:02:31,606 A lot of fuss about nothing! 16 00:02:31,779 --> 00:02:34,104 Time to get started, anyway. 17 00:02:35,491 --> 00:02:39,737 Francis, why don't you stay down here at Chequers for the morning? 18 00:02:39,911 --> 00:02:42,532 Why? Far more interesting things to do. 19 00:02:42,705 --> 00:02:45,278 Complete my reshuffle, for a start. 20 00:02:45,958 --> 00:02:49,742 I'm making Geoffrey Booza Pitt my Foreign Secretary. 21 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:53,419 - Little Geoffrey? Is that wise? - Yes. Why not? 22 00:02:53,590 --> 00:02:56,709 Capstick's too dithery, Bullock's too dense. 23 00:02:56,884 --> 00:03:00,419 Rayner would like it, but he's too much of a thug. 24 00:03:00,596 --> 00:03:02,867 He might as well have "I hate foreigners" 25 00:03:03,068 --> 00:03:05,138 tattooed on his forehead. 26 00:03:05,308 --> 00:03:10,183 Geoffrey has brains and Geoffrey will do what I tell him. He's one of us. 27 00:03:13,274 --> 00:03:16,559 And best of all, it's humiliating for Makepeace - 28 00:03:16,777 --> 00:03:20,904 deposed from high office, the ritual clearing of the desk. 29 00:03:21,072 --> 00:03:26,492 Too many knick-knacks for the briefcase, so a typist lends a Tesco's carrier bag. 30 00:03:26,660 --> 00:03:30,989 In go the family photos. The underlings avert their gaze. 31 00:03:31,164 --> 00:03:33,536 A couple of awkward handshakes, 32 00:03:33,708 --> 00:03:37,041 then the ignominious exit by the tradesman's gate. 33 00:03:38,295 --> 00:03:40,757 And in the morning, 34 00:03:40,758 --> 00:03:43,420 waking to the knowledge that it's true, all true. 35 00:03:44,134 --> 00:03:47,585 No more red boxes, no more urgent calls. 36 00:03:47,762 --> 00:03:51,427 No one wants your opinion about anything any more. 37 00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:55,512 No interviews, no photographs, no ministerial car. 38 00:03:56,436 --> 00:03:59,686 I could find it in my heart to pity the man 39 00:04:00,356 --> 00:04:05,018 if he weren't such a canting, high-minded, sanctimonious hypocrite. 40 00:04:05,194 --> 00:04:07,767 He deserves everything he gets. 41 00:04:12,784 --> 00:04:16,698 Where did you say you were going so early in the morning? 42 00:04:16,871 --> 00:04:18,530 Don't stop. 43 00:04:18,706 --> 00:04:21,196 I said I was going to the gym. 44 00:04:21,375 --> 00:04:23,663 Fair enough, I suppose. 45 00:04:23,835 --> 00:04:26,456 Come on, then. Work that body! 46 00:04:27,630 --> 00:04:30,833 - What? - Don't be flippant, Claire. Please. 47 00:04:32,301 --> 00:04:34,874 You're very sensitive this morning. 48 00:04:36,012 --> 00:04:38,384 I still love you, you know. 49 00:04:38,556 --> 00:04:42,304 Even though you're not Foreign Secretary any more, 50 00:04:42,476 --> 00:04:46,059 you still give a girl a hell of a good time in bed. 51 00:04:46,230 --> 00:04:49,681 Oh, Tom, there's no need to look quite so tragic. 52 00:04:51,276 --> 00:04:52,651 Tom? 53 00:04:52,819 --> 00:04:54,194 Tom! 54 00:04:55,571 --> 00:04:57,647 This is silly. 55 00:04:57,823 --> 00:05:00,942 I know. It's not your fault, it's my fault. 56 00:05:01,743 --> 00:05:06,950 The thing is... I've decided we've got to stop. 57 00:05:45,198 --> 00:05:46,775 It's him. 58 00:05:46,949 --> 00:05:49,522 - Francis? - Yes, Francis. 59 00:05:50,411 --> 00:05:52,866 You're not jealous of him? 60 00:05:53,038 --> 00:05:55,611 I don't do anything with Francis. 61 00:05:55,790 --> 00:05:57,866 You're his PPS! 62 00:05:58,042 --> 00:06:00,877 Oh, Tom, we've been through all this. 63 00:06:01,086 --> 00:06:03,708 I've told you. It's not a problem for me. 64 00:06:03,881 --> 00:06:07,545 I'm all for you. Being his PPS is just a means to an end. 65 00:06:07,717 --> 00:06:10,290 I told you I'd take his job! 66 00:06:10,511 --> 00:06:13,132 I know. I can help you do that. 67 00:06:13,305 --> 00:06:16,508 - I can't work like that. - Oh, brilliant 68 00:06:16,725 --> 00:06:20,674 If I fight Francis Urquhart, it has to be a straight fight. 69 00:06:20,854 --> 00:06:23,427 I have to be seen to be straight. 70 00:06:23,606 --> 00:06:26,227 - Family values? - Yes, if you like. 71 00:06:28,277 --> 00:06:30,898 So you're chucking me, are you? 72 00:06:31,071 --> 00:06:34,274 - Believe me... - But you wanted one for the road! 73 00:06:35,992 --> 00:06:38,068 Claire, please... 74 00:06:39,286 --> 00:06:41,362 I think... 75 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,408 This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. 76 00:06:46,584 --> 00:06:49,206 I've never known anything like... 77 00:06:50,421 --> 00:06:52,497 ..what we've had. 78 00:06:53,465 --> 00:06:55,790 I've hurt you, haven't I? 79 00:06:55,968 --> 00:06:59,467 It should have been me who said when it was over. 80 00:07:05,309 --> 00:07:07,183 Sorry. 81 00:07:07,353 --> 00:07:09,428 Better now. 82 00:07:09,605 --> 00:07:12,226 You're absolutely right, of course. 83 00:07:12,899 --> 00:07:16,268 There isn't a perfect way to do these things. 84 00:07:16,444 --> 00:07:20,488 I do understand you'll have to distance yourself for a while. 85 00:07:20,656 --> 00:07:22,814 Politically as well. 86 00:07:24,701 --> 00:07:29,612 But I want you to know I'm still here for you...when you need me. 87 00:07:30,623 --> 00:07:32,699 In every way. 88 00:07:34,001 --> 00:07:36,491 You're a wonderful woman. 89 00:07:36,670 --> 00:07:38,247 I know. 90 00:07:39,255 --> 00:07:41,544 What a waste, eh? 91 00:07:45,052 --> 00:07:49,001 All set, Francis? It won't be just a farewell performance. 92 00:07:49,181 --> 00:07:51,671 I never imagined it would be. 93 00:07:51,850 --> 00:07:54,204 These resignation statements 94 00:07:54,205 --> 00:07:56,558 so often turn into squalid recriminations. 95 00:07:56,729 --> 00:08:00,062 So bad for the reputation of politics, don't you feel? 96 00:08:00,232 --> 00:08:04,181 I think you should take it seriously. He's out to get you. 97 00:08:04,361 --> 00:08:06,982 Well, let's see what he can do, shall we? 98 00:08:08,948 --> 00:08:11,521 I am proud to have served this country 99 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:15,863 as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. 100 00:08:16,037 --> 00:08:18,610 And I'm proud of what I've achieved, 101 00:08:18,790 --> 00:08:22,040 most recently the historic Cyprus settlement. 102 00:08:22,710 --> 00:08:27,252 But Cyprus has been one achievement amongst many lost opportunities. 103 00:08:27,464 --> 00:08:30,102 I can no longer refrain from speaking out against 104 00:08:30,303 --> 00:08:32,540 an attitude to foreign policy 105 00:08:32,719 --> 00:08:35,322 which has made civilised nations of the world 106 00:08:35,523 --> 00:08:37,925 see Britain as the yob of Europe. 107 00:08:38,098 --> 00:08:41,846 And I can no longer support a British prime minister 108 00:08:42,018 --> 00:08:46,810 whose idea of diplomacy is to demand that everyone else speaks English. 109 00:08:46,981 --> 00:08:50,100 Is this not the politics of the football hooligan? 110 00:08:50,276 --> 00:08:54,818 Surely Britain has more to offer Europe than a two-fingered salute. 111 00:08:54,988 --> 00:08:59,780 Yes, of course it has, but not, I fear, under its present leadership. 112 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:05,572 This became very clear to me when I read who my successor was to be. 113 00:09:06,248 --> 00:09:08,802 In future, Britain's interests are to be defended 114 00:09:09,003 --> 00:09:10,956 in the international arena 115 00:09:11,127 --> 00:09:13,203 by a kind of... 116 00:09:13,879 --> 00:09:15,955 How shall I put this? 117 00:09:16,131 --> 00:09:18,456 A kind of glove puppet. 118 00:09:20,469 --> 00:09:23,006 A cuddly creature who'll use his master's voice 119 00:09:23,207 --> 00:09:25,344 because he has none of his own! 120 00:09:25,515 --> 00:09:27,803 - Order! - Sooty! 121 00:09:27,975 --> 00:09:29,517 It's Sooty! 122 00:09:29,685 --> 00:09:32,010 Let's hear it from Sooty! 123 00:09:32,187 --> 00:09:35,022 Order! Order! 124 00:09:35,231 --> 00:09:36,690 Order! 125 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:42,607 Let me remind the House that personal statements are listened to in silence. 126 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,771 Thank you. Mr Tom Makepeace. 127 00:09:45,949 --> 00:09:48,025 Madam Speaker. 128 00:09:48,701 --> 00:09:52,864 It has become clear to me, as it has to many in this House 129 00:09:53,039 --> 00:09:56,870 and throughout the country, that all is not well in Britain. 130 00:09:57,084 --> 00:09:59,657 I became a Member of Parliament 131 00:09:59,836 --> 00:10:02,290 because I wanted to uphold those traditions 132 00:10:02,491 --> 00:10:04,544 which made England great. 133 00:10:04,715 --> 00:10:07,253 I wanted to serve my country, 134 00:10:07,254 --> 00:10:09,792 not lay waste to it in the name of asset-stripping. 135 00:10:09,970 --> 00:10:12,756 I'm sure that only a change of leadership 136 00:10:12,957 --> 00:10:15,343 will put us back on the right track. 137 00:10:15,558 --> 00:10:18,428 - Join the opposition! - Hear, hear! 138 00:10:18,644 --> 00:10:20,055 Order! 139 00:10:20,229 --> 00:10:23,598 A number of my colleagues have approached me 140 00:10:23,774 --> 00:10:28,435 and asked if I would offer myself as a candidate for party leadership. 141 00:10:28,611 --> 00:10:32,146 I have decided that I must accept the challenge. 142 00:10:32,323 --> 00:10:36,272 Until that matter is resolved, I find myself so much at odds 143 00:10:36,451 --> 00:10:40,496 with what is being done in the name of my party and my country 144 00:10:40,663 --> 00:10:45,491 that I can no longer in conscience take my seat on the government benches. 145 00:10:49,671 --> 00:10:51,747 Excuse me. 146 00:11:10,564 --> 00:11:12,640 Prime Minister! 147 00:11:15,777 --> 00:11:20,486 I'm grateful for this opportunity to thank the Right Honourable Gentleman 148 00:11:20,657 --> 00:11:23,230 for his loyal service over the years. 149 00:11:23,409 --> 00:11:25,490 On these occasions, 150 00:11:25,491 --> 00:11:27,572 a certain amount of petulance is expected... 151 00:11:28,872 --> 00:11:33,000 ..and forgiven, and indeed forgotten. 152 00:11:34,377 --> 00:11:37,496 May I assure the Right Honourable Gentleman 153 00:11:37,671 --> 00:11:41,289 that he has my very best wishes for his future career, 154 00:11:42,342 --> 00:11:44,797 whatever that may be? 155 00:11:47,805 --> 00:11:50,378 Just right, FU. Made him look very silly. 156 00:12:01,692 --> 00:12:05,310 All the same, FU, you need to take this very seriously. 157 00:12:05,487 --> 00:12:08,488 - Yes. Thank you, Geoffrey. Later. - Yes. 158 00:12:09,157 --> 00:12:11,695 Come on in, Claire. 159 00:12:16,247 --> 00:12:19,496 Well, now, and what are we to make of that? 160 00:12:20,459 --> 00:12:22,534 I did warn you. 161 00:12:22,711 --> 00:12:25,332 I didn't know he'd cross the House! 162 00:12:25,505 --> 00:12:27,995 A piece of histrionic buffoonery! 163 00:12:28,174 --> 00:12:30,711 It won't be reported that way. 164 00:12:30,884 --> 00:12:33,506 It won't be the last we've heard of Sooty! 165 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,545 You should have savaged him and humiliated him publicly! 166 00:12:37,765 --> 00:12:40,885 I didn't want to dignify him with my anger. 167 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:43,633 You have a lot to learn, Claire. 168 00:12:43,812 --> 00:12:47,560 The worst humiliation is not to be taken seriously. 169 00:12:47,732 --> 00:12:52,394 One doesn't froth at the mouth when dismissing the jobbing gardener. 170 00:12:52,570 --> 00:12:55,405 Yes, but people read it as weakness. 171 00:12:55,614 --> 00:12:59,528 - You didn't, did you? - Of course not, but I think he did. 172 00:12:59,701 --> 00:13:02,339 Didn't you see his face? You let him think he'd won. 173 00:13:02,540 --> 00:13:04,778 That makes me furious! 174 00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:10,666 As well as being tactically risky in my view. 175 00:13:11,378 --> 00:13:14,497 Other people might have read it as weakness 176 00:13:14,673 --> 00:13:18,088 and Tom Makepeace has more support than you think! 177 00:13:18,801 --> 00:13:20,877 But not from you? 178 00:13:21,053 --> 00:13:23,129 Not any more. 179 00:13:23,305 --> 00:13:25,796 He's chucked you, hasn't he? 180 00:13:29,060 --> 00:13:31,681 Other way round, as a matter of fact. 181 00:13:32,855 --> 00:13:34,931 What a shame! 182 00:13:35,649 --> 00:13:38,260 Well, I'll hurt him for you, Claire, 183 00:13:38,261 --> 00:13:41,272 before this game is over, and that's a promise. 184 00:13:43,031 --> 00:13:44,573 Thank you. 185 00:14:03,215 --> 00:14:05,291 - Hi! - Hello! 186 00:14:06,468 --> 00:14:09,587 Saw you on the news. Very good, I thought. 187 00:14:09,762 --> 00:14:13,427 - Thank you. - You're really going for it this time. 188 00:14:13,599 --> 00:14:16,718 He's left me no option. No, it's more than that. 189 00:14:16,894 --> 00:14:20,227 I really want it now and I know I'm ready for it. 190 00:14:20,397 --> 00:14:24,346 Good for you. I hope you wipe the floor with the old bastard. 191 00:14:24,525 --> 00:14:27,645 I think you'll make a brilliant prime minister. 192 00:14:29,988 --> 00:14:32,989 - Really? - Yes. Really. 193 00:14:41,373 --> 00:14:44,493 I thought we might go out for dinner tonight. 194 00:14:44,668 --> 00:14:48,083 Lovely, except I've got a dinner date. Sorry. 195 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:50,745 John Collins, my new editor. 196 00:14:50,923 --> 00:14:53,378 - Oh, fine. - He's only 35. 197 00:14:54,093 --> 00:14:56,666 He thinks my work is wonderful. 198 00:14:56,845 --> 00:14:59,466 Well, I think your work's wonderful. 199 00:15:02,266 --> 00:15:04,342 What is it, Tom? 200 00:15:04,518 --> 00:15:06,060 Nothing. 201 00:15:06,729 --> 00:15:09,302 Just wanted to talk. You know... 202 00:15:10,107 --> 00:15:12,680 What did you want to talk about? 203 00:15:13,359 --> 00:15:16,111 Well, you know... Everything, really. 204 00:15:16,779 --> 00:15:21,440 Going for the leadership, you and me, where we're headed. 205 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,984 I think it would be good to get things straightened out. 206 00:15:28,206 --> 00:15:30,281 Well, you know. 207 00:15:31,083 --> 00:15:34,748 You've broken up with Claire Carlsen, haven't you? 208 00:15:37,881 --> 00:15:40,454 Well, yes, I have, as a matter of fact. 209 00:15:40,633 --> 00:15:42,709 Was it rough? 210 00:15:44,762 --> 00:15:46,920 It wasn't easy. 211 00:15:49,599 --> 00:15:52,096 What I feel now is a strong sense of relief 212 00:15:52,297 --> 00:15:54,593 that I've done the right thing. 213 00:15:54,770 --> 00:15:56,846 Oh. Jolly good. 214 00:15:57,565 --> 00:16:00,138 I only hope she feels the same. 215 00:16:01,193 --> 00:16:03,671 Tom, hasn't it occurred to you 216 00:16:03,672 --> 00:16:06,150 that you might have left all this a bit too late? 217 00:16:09,158 --> 00:16:11,779 I'm sorry it's such disappointing news. 218 00:16:12,453 --> 00:16:16,450 Your uncles' death involved certain security elements 219 00:16:16,623 --> 00:16:20,241 and the information is subject to the 50 years' ban. 220 00:16:20,418 --> 00:16:22,582 The truth is known, 221 00:16:22,583 --> 00:16:24,747 but my father can't be told and neither can I? 222 00:16:24,922 --> 00:16:27,294 I understand how you feel. 223 00:16:27,466 --> 00:16:31,878 I'm just the bearer of the message. It's just one of those things. 224 00:16:32,053 --> 00:16:34,550 No, when I spoke to Mr Urquhart, 225 00:16:34,551 --> 00:16:37,047 he seemed very keen to talk about Cyprus. 226 00:16:37,224 --> 00:16:38,766 Really? 227 00:16:38,976 --> 00:16:43,637 Then I mentioned the village, Spilia, below the mountains of Troodos. 228 00:16:43,813 --> 00:16:47,395 I could tell he knew it, but he didn't want to talk about it. 229 00:16:47,566 --> 00:16:50,140 I'm just doing this for my father. 230 00:16:50,319 --> 00:16:55,027 We just want to locate my uncles' graves and give them a proper memorial. 231 00:16:55,198 --> 00:16:57,771 I don't understand what the mystery is. 232 00:16:57,951 --> 00:17:02,327 I'm sorry, but I'm not in a position to give you more information. 233 00:17:02,496 --> 00:17:04,038 I see. 234 00:17:04,706 --> 00:17:06,995 Thanks for your time. 235 00:17:09,794 --> 00:17:11,870 Wait a minute. 236 00:17:14,048 --> 00:17:16,124 Try this number. 237 00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:18,376 Tom Makepeace. 238 00:17:23,014 --> 00:17:26,015 I think you'll find you'll get some help. 239 00:17:27,476 --> 00:17:30,049 What's the line on Tom Makepeace? 240 00:17:30,229 --> 00:17:32,684 He's digging his own grave. 241 00:17:32,856 --> 00:17:35,353 Hm. We don't think so. 242 00:17:35,354 --> 00:17:37,850 We think he might be just what the doctor ordered. 243 00:17:38,027 --> 00:17:41,277 We shall be saying so in tomorrow's paper. 244 00:17:41,447 --> 00:17:44,780 This country is crying out for change. 245 00:17:45,575 --> 00:17:48,196 And I don't care who hears me say that. 246 00:17:48,870 --> 00:17:50,743 Oh, Lord! 247 00:17:50,913 --> 00:17:52,288 Ah! 248 00:17:53,165 --> 00:17:55,241 Claire, excellent. 249 00:17:55,417 --> 00:17:59,000 Miss Passolides, I am so sorry, but rules are rules. 250 00:17:59,212 --> 00:18:01,785 We'll have another chat one day soon. 251 00:18:01,965 --> 00:18:05,333 I did enjoy meeting you so much. Excuse me now. 252 00:18:10,889 --> 00:18:14,008 - I've got to go now. I'll be in touch. - Thank you. 253 00:18:14,225 --> 00:18:17,345 Bruce! How very good to see you! 254 00:18:18,020 --> 00:18:21,934 I had a feeling that this is where the action would be. 255 00:18:22,149 --> 00:18:25,434 - Prime Minister, you're looking well. - So are you. 256 00:18:25,652 --> 00:18:29,186 Sir Bruce was just extolling the virtues of Tom Makepeace. 257 00:18:30,531 --> 00:18:31,906 Well... 258 00:18:32,116 --> 00:18:35,484 Was he? Well, he's quite right, a very talented chap, 259 00:18:35,661 --> 00:18:38,234 but so self-destructive - such a shame! 260 00:18:38,413 --> 00:18:42,541 They do say he falls in love every time he passes a mirror. 261 00:18:42,750 --> 00:18:45,157 What do you think, Claire? 262 00:18:45,336 --> 00:18:49,499 I think the feeling on the back benches is that he lacks substance. 263 00:18:49,673 --> 00:18:52,294 He doesn't really believe in himself. 264 00:18:52,509 --> 00:18:56,837 Well, if that's the woman's angle, you have nothing to fear, FU. 265 00:18:57,013 --> 00:19:00,132 I must get on. Been grand to see you, Bruce. 266 00:19:00,349 --> 00:19:04,216 We need more chaps of your calibre in the Upper House. 267 00:19:05,603 --> 00:19:07,679 After the smiles, 268 00:19:07,855 --> 00:19:10,097 after the handshakes, 269 00:19:10,274 --> 00:19:14,603 after the arms round shoulders and the merry, hollow laughter, 270 00:19:14,778 --> 00:19:17,269 after the conditional promise 271 00:19:17,447 --> 00:19:20,020 and the purchased friendship, 272 00:19:20,199 --> 00:19:22,820 after the elusive, dangling reward, 273 00:19:22,994 --> 00:19:25,069 the nagging threat. 274 00:19:25,746 --> 00:19:27,822 After all that, 275 00:19:27,998 --> 00:19:30,489 the calculation of the odds, 276 00:19:30,667 --> 00:19:33,240 the sifting of the probabilities. 277 00:19:33,419 --> 00:19:35,495 And then the fear. 278 00:19:38,215 --> 00:19:42,923 Fear in the smell of damp newsprint and the crackle of the radio. 279 00:19:44,012 --> 00:19:46,965 Fear that this might be the day we wake 280 00:19:47,140 --> 00:19:50,057 to find the magic gone. 281 00:20:00,026 --> 00:20:04,604 "Tom Makepeace has brought a fresh breeze of principle and idealism 282 00:20:04,780 --> 00:20:07,105 "into British politics. 283 00:20:07,282 --> 00:20:09,855 "There is a middle ground of decency 284 00:20:10,035 --> 00:20:12,389 "where people of goodwill 285 00:20:12,390 --> 00:20:14,743 from every class and race can stand together, 286 00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:18,532 "and Tom Makepeace has claimed that middle ground. 287 00:20:18,709 --> 00:20:21,378 "People of decency will wish him well." 288 00:20:21,545 --> 00:20:24,629 - That's Bruce Bullerby? - I'm afraid so. 289 00:20:26,048 --> 00:20:28,504 Whatever happened to gratitude? 290 00:20:30,761 --> 00:20:33,364 You could walk away and leave them to it, 291 00:20:33,565 --> 00:20:35,968 then they'd realise what they owe you. 292 00:20:36,141 --> 00:20:40,090 - There is a world elsewhere. - He's thrown down the gauntlet. 293 00:20:40,269 --> 00:20:42,789 If I take it up, I have to win and I shall. 294 00:20:42,990 --> 00:20:45,310 And fight and win another election. 295 00:20:46,024 --> 00:20:49,689 Then I'll have beaten that bloody woman's record! 296 00:20:50,403 --> 00:20:53,522 You look pale, Francis. Didn't you sleep well? 297 00:20:53,698 --> 00:20:57,149 I slept very well, thank you. I am very well. 298 00:20:57,326 --> 00:20:59,402 Yes? 299 00:20:59,578 --> 00:21:02,151 - The car's here. - Right. 300 00:21:05,958 --> 00:21:09,208 - Let me take that for you, sir. - Thank you. 301 00:21:23,891 --> 00:21:25,468 Hi! 302 00:21:27,811 --> 00:21:29,353 Claire! 303 00:21:31,397 --> 00:21:33,473 Geoffrey. Hello. 304 00:21:33,649 --> 00:21:36,270 I say, this is a bit of all right, isn't it? 305 00:21:37,319 --> 00:21:39,892 It's quiet. We won't be disturbed. 306 00:21:40,947 --> 00:21:44,944 We use it to put up executives from Sweden and the States. 307 00:21:45,117 --> 00:21:47,738 It's only five minutes from the House. 308 00:21:47,911 --> 00:21:53,285 Just right if you fancied a quick er...cuppa, put your feet up. 309 00:21:53,458 --> 00:21:56,031 Quite. It's good for work too. 310 00:21:56,210 --> 00:22:00,373 Right, shall we go through the names in alphabetical order? 311 00:22:00,548 --> 00:22:03,121 Starting with the definites for FU. 312 00:22:03,300 --> 00:22:06,715 Any way you like, Claire. You know I'm easy. 313 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,071 - Hello. - I'm Maria Passolides. 314 00:22:29,865 --> 00:22:33,814 - I phoned. - Oh, yes. I'm sorry. Do come in. 315 00:22:38,164 --> 00:22:40,737 You answer the door yourself? 316 00:22:40,916 --> 00:22:43,537 Yes. What did you expect? A butler? 317 00:22:43,710 --> 00:22:47,458 I'm sorry, but I can only give you about ten minutes. 318 00:22:47,630 --> 00:22:50,203 Things are hectic, as you can imagine. 319 00:22:50,383 --> 00:22:54,000 Yes, I can. It's good of you to see... 320 00:22:54,178 --> 00:22:57,712 If you have a message... 321 00:22:57,889 --> 00:23:01,838 But I'm all yours for ten minutes. So how can I help you? 322 00:23:02,476 --> 00:23:06,723 I think Francis Urquhart might have murdered my uncles. 323 00:23:07,523 --> 00:23:10,309 It's all right, really. I'm not mad. 324 00:23:10,483 --> 00:23:13,270 I might be mistaken, but I'm not deluded. 325 00:23:17,323 --> 00:23:19,820 That looks safe enough. 326 00:23:19,821 --> 00:23:22,317 Somewhere between a 50- and 60-vote majority. 327 00:23:22,494 --> 00:23:26,657 - If everybody told the truth. - If everybody told the truth. 328 00:23:26,831 --> 00:23:29,452 It's not as wide a margin as I'd thought. 329 00:23:30,334 --> 00:23:32,937 The thing is, Francis has roughed up 330 00:23:32,938 --> 00:23:35,541 quite a lot of chaps in the last ten years. 331 00:23:35,714 --> 00:23:39,581 Quite a lot of sore botties on the government benches. 332 00:23:39,759 --> 00:23:43,377 It's not that they think Makepeace is so wonderful. 333 00:23:43,554 --> 00:23:46,157 More that they want to say "Yah, boo, sucks" 334 00:23:46,358 --> 00:23:48,761 to the boss! In a secret ballot. 335 00:23:49,517 --> 00:23:52,803 - You don't think he could lose? - No, impossible. 336 00:24:01,695 --> 00:24:05,359 I'm not one of Francis Urquhart's greatest admirers, 337 00:24:05,531 --> 00:24:08,104 but I can't quite see him as a murderer. 338 00:24:08,284 --> 00:24:12,862 I'm not saying you're fantasising, but there may be another explanation. 339 00:24:13,580 --> 00:24:17,791 But you believe me that he wants to conceal something? 340 00:24:17,959 --> 00:24:20,497 He's suppressing evidence 341 00:24:20,498 --> 00:24:23,035 and for what other reason than it's damaging to him? 342 00:24:23,797 --> 00:24:26,370 I wish you'd come to see me sooner. 343 00:24:26,550 --> 00:24:28,821 As Foreign Secretary, 344 00:24:28,822 --> 00:24:31,092 I had access to any documents I wanted to see. 345 00:24:32,305 --> 00:24:34,693 But I can raise this question in the House. 346 00:24:34,894 --> 00:24:36,681 There's a broader issue. 347 00:24:36,892 --> 00:24:39,685 There must be people who have lost relatives 348 00:24:39,886 --> 00:24:42,478 and still don't know the truth. 349 00:24:42,647 --> 00:24:46,265 - Yes, there are. - We talk about open government. 350 00:24:46,442 --> 00:24:50,356 Has there been any public discussion of this issue? 351 00:24:50,529 --> 00:24:55,190 A little in the Greek Cypriot papers, and we hope to go on local radio. 352 00:24:56,242 --> 00:25:00,192 I think we should be on national radio and TV. Why not? 353 00:25:00,371 --> 00:25:02,701 I'd like to help you. 354 00:25:02,702 --> 00:25:05,032 Let's get this whole thing out in the open. Right? 355 00:25:05,208 --> 00:25:08,826 Right. Claire Carlsen said she thought you'd be keen. 356 00:25:09,003 --> 00:25:13,001 Did she? Well, I'll have to try not to disappoint you. 357 00:25:14,884 --> 00:25:16,959 Yes, indeed. 358 00:25:18,553 --> 00:25:20,842 No, it's not bad at all. 359 00:25:22,182 --> 00:25:23,724 Yes. 360 00:25:24,392 --> 00:25:26,598 Thank you, Claire. 361 00:25:29,980 --> 00:25:34,143 175 of my honourable colleagues firmly intend to vote for me. 362 00:25:34,317 --> 00:25:37,022 123 are almost certainly against me. 363 00:25:37,195 --> 00:25:40,148 How dare they! They owe me everything. 364 00:25:40,322 --> 00:25:44,106 Half of them wouldn't even have jobs, let alone seats. 365 00:25:44,284 --> 00:25:46,781 As if I hadn't won three elections in a row 366 00:25:46,982 --> 00:25:49,278 and kept their noses in the gravy! 367 00:25:49,497 --> 00:25:53,364 And these lumps of lobby fodder dare to vote against me? 368 00:25:53,584 --> 00:25:55,991 Not enough of them to damage you. 369 00:25:56,211 --> 00:25:58,618 No, not yet. 370 00:25:59,673 --> 00:26:04,133 They'll break. Makepeace will break if you stand firm. 371 00:26:05,594 --> 00:26:09,923 They want strong leadership, the smack of firm government. 372 00:26:10,140 --> 00:26:13,888 And they resent that in themselves, that weakness. 373 00:26:14,060 --> 00:26:16,390 They're big strong men. 374 00:26:16,391 --> 00:26:18,721 Why should they still be frightened of Daddy? 375 00:26:18,898 --> 00:26:21,851 They are, Francis. They are! 376 00:26:22,025 --> 00:26:24,516 I know. Makepeace too. 377 00:26:25,236 --> 00:26:27,632 In his heart of hearts, 378 00:26:27,633 --> 00:26:30,028 he knows you're twice the man he is or ever will be! 379 00:26:30,825 --> 00:26:33,398 He's frightened of Daddy too. 380 00:26:35,370 --> 00:26:38,287 I owe so much to you, my darling. 381 00:26:45,879 --> 00:26:48,714 Time to meet the baying hordes. 382 00:26:49,758 --> 00:26:52,877 Lofty indifference of the world statesman? 383 00:26:53,052 --> 00:26:57,880 I think so. Let others play politics while you make history. 384 00:27:04,604 --> 00:27:06,680 I am happy to announce 385 00:27:06,856 --> 00:27:09,345 that the last obstacle to permanent peace in Cyprus 386 00:27:09,546 --> 00:27:11,434 has been cleared away. 387 00:27:11,652 --> 00:27:16,527 The disputed sea boundaries have been agreed by a panel of judges, 388 00:27:16,698 --> 00:27:19,271 chaired by our own Sir Clive Watling. 389 00:27:19,951 --> 00:27:22,546 Next week, the Greek and Turkish presidents of Cyprus 390 00:27:22,747 --> 00:27:24,742 will sign the treaty 391 00:27:24,955 --> 00:27:28,869 at a special European summit here in Great Britain. 392 00:27:29,084 --> 00:27:32,168 We've done itI We are home and dryI 393 00:27:32,378 --> 00:27:35,794 What about the leadership challenge, Mr Urquhart? 394 00:27:36,006 --> 00:27:40,169 Far more important things to think about than petty politics. 395 00:27:40,344 --> 00:27:42,917 I've got a job to do and I intend to do it. 396 00:27:43,096 --> 00:27:47,045 These are great days. We are redrawing the map of Europe. 397 00:27:47,225 --> 00:27:51,518 And Britain is showing the wayI Thank you all very much indeed. 398 00:27:55,523 --> 00:27:59,686 - He's such an old bastard. - Clever old bastard, though! 399 00:27:59,861 --> 00:28:03,940 It's going to take something very special to break him. 400 00:28:04,156 --> 00:28:06,611 I think I might just have it. 401 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,074 Do you? 402 00:28:09,244 --> 00:28:11,817 Such a grimy business, politics, isn't it? 403 00:28:12,705 --> 00:28:15,825 That'll be John. 404 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:20,328 We're going to the Everyman. Do you remember the "Gorky Trilogy"? 405 00:28:20,504 --> 00:28:23,670 - Yes, I do. - Those were the days, eh? 406 00:28:24,882 --> 00:28:27,338 Don't wait up. 407 00:28:39,395 --> 00:28:43,558 The Greek and Turkish Cypriot presidents shake hands at last 408 00:28:43,732 --> 00:28:46,852 at this special European summit meeting. 409 00:28:47,027 --> 00:28:49,600 Apart from the signing of the treaty, 410 00:28:49,779 --> 00:28:53,397 there's no formal agenda to this exclusive gathering. 411 00:28:53,574 --> 00:28:57,867 It's an opportunity for some of the key international players 412 00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:01,452 to share their thinking on an informal basis. 413 00:29:01,623 --> 00:29:05,157 President Arteau of France joking with Francis Urquhart. 414 00:29:05,376 --> 00:29:08,330 Not much sign of international tension. 415 00:29:09,046 --> 00:29:11,287 Tedious but necessary. 416 00:29:11,465 --> 00:29:15,628 In fact, Arteau and I dislike each other and each other's politics, 417 00:29:15,802 --> 00:29:19,419 but we have to be there, to be seen strutting about. 418 00:29:19,597 --> 00:29:22,170 All the world's a photo opportunity. 419 00:29:22,349 --> 00:29:25,469 There's Nicolaou, the Greek Cypriot President. 420 00:29:25,644 --> 00:29:28,217 Nice chap, but out of his depth here. 421 00:29:28,396 --> 00:29:30,472 - Mr Nicolaou! - Mr Urquhart! 422 00:29:30,648 --> 00:29:34,515 Very happy day. I'm very happy. You must be very happy. 423 00:29:34,693 --> 00:29:37,403 I'm very happy we have this agreement, 424 00:29:37,404 --> 00:29:40,114 but I think we gave away a little bit too much. 425 00:29:40,281 --> 00:29:42,653 Some of my people aren't happy. 426 00:29:42,825 --> 00:29:45,398 The Turks are saying the same thing. 427 00:29:45,578 --> 00:29:49,741 I think you've both been understanding of each other's views. 428 00:29:49,915 --> 00:29:53,959 Yes, but it's very important that nothing should go wrong. 429 00:29:54,127 --> 00:29:58,788 I've had to overcome so much bad feeling about the Turks, the British, 430 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:03,875 about your bases, the way your soldiers conduct themselves in our country. 431 00:30:04,553 --> 00:30:08,170 Some of my people feel very sore about these things. 432 00:30:08,348 --> 00:30:12,925 I understand. We are very keen to do all we can to defuse any tension. 433 00:30:13,102 --> 00:30:17,265 So why is a British-Turkish consortium test-drilling for oil again? 434 00:30:17,439 --> 00:30:21,768 Are they? I understand there's very little hope of finding any. 435 00:30:21,943 --> 00:30:24,671 But if they were to find oil now 436 00:30:24,672 --> 00:30:27,399 in the disputed area, in the Watling waters, 437 00:30:27,573 --> 00:30:29,854 it would make the situation very difficult 438 00:30:30,055 --> 00:30:31,736 for me especially. 439 00:30:31,910 --> 00:30:35,409 I'm quite sure there's no cause for concern, but... 440 00:30:35,580 --> 00:30:38,117 Let's walk over here a moment. 441 00:30:39,291 --> 00:30:42,909 Some things are better said in private, man to man. 442 00:30:46,130 --> 00:30:49,499 We're not about to let you down, Mr Nicolaou. 443 00:30:49,675 --> 00:30:53,210 Britain is backing this agreement up to the hilt, 444 00:30:53,387 --> 00:30:56,008 including military support if necessary. 445 00:30:56,681 --> 00:31:00,264 You have my personal word of honour on that. 446 00:31:00,435 --> 00:31:03,554 Thank you, Mr Urquhart. You're a good man. 447 00:31:04,230 --> 00:31:06,767 I'm a plain man, Mr Nicolaou. 448 00:31:06,940 --> 00:31:10,937 I like to think that I'm an honest man. I keep my promises. 449 00:31:23,163 --> 00:31:26,662 Mrs Urquhart! Vision of loveliness as usual. 450 00:31:27,291 --> 00:31:30,707 You know you're driving me crazy. What can I say? 451 00:31:30,878 --> 00:31:36,084 Don't say anything else along that line. I'm not sure we should be seen together. 452 00:31:36,257 --> 00:31:41,215 - You're worried about your reputation? - You know what I'm worried about. 453 00:31:41,387 --> 00:31:43,336 I'm not sure you should be here at all. 454 00:31:43,437 --> 00:31:44,886 Couldn't resist. 455 00:31:45,057 --> 00:31:49,517 These people don't know anything about our business connection. 456 00:31:49,686 --> 00:31:52,341 They probably think I'm just under your spell - 457 00:31:52,542 --> 00:31:54,596 bewitched and bewildered. 458 00:31:54,774 --> 00:31:57,099 And maybe they're right. 459 00:31:57,276 --> 00:31:59,565 Preliminary drillings 460 00:31:59,566 --> 00:32:01,854 confirm our earlier hypothesis completely. 461 00:32:02,030 --> 00:32:04,360 There is a geological fault 462 00:32:04,361 --> 00:32:06,691 which has tilted the geology of the sea bed. 463 00:32:07,368 --> 00:32:09,989 All the oil is concentrated in one area. 464 00:32:10,162 --> 00:32:13,661 A big puddle of it... under Watling water. 465 00:32:14,541 --> 00:32:17,114 "Puddle" doesn't sound awfully big. 466 00:32:17,293 --> 00:32:19,866 We calculate at least a billion barrels. 467 00:32:20,046 --> 00:32:22,667 I'm not frightfully up on the price of oil. 468 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:26,339 Say 20 dollars a barrel, cost of extraction 5. 469 00:32:26,510 --> 00:32:29,629 So in round terms, 15 billion dollars. 470 00:32:30,638 --> 00:32:34,220 Your consultancy fee would be 0.005%. 471 00:32:34,767 --> 00:32:37,174 Doesn't sound very big. 472 00:32:37,394 --> 00:32:39,967 - Seven and a half million? - Ah. 473 00:32:40,146 --> 00:32:44,096 The first instalment is already in your Zurich account. 474 00:32:44,275 --> 00:32:46,351 How nice. 475 00:32:46,527 --> 00:32:50,690 - What do you think I have here? - I'm not sure I care to know. 476 00:32:50,864 --> 00:32:53,437 A little gift to celebrate good fortune. 477 00:32:53,617 --> 00:32:56,190 For the Urquhart Library, perhaps. 478 00:32:56,369 --> 00:33:00,152 Or maybe just to read at home on long winter evenings. 479 00:33:01,832 --> 00:33:04,370 "The Prince". Niccol� Machiavelli. 480 00:33:04,584 --> 00:33:07,081 What a lovely thought! 481 00:33:07,082 --> 00:33:09,578 This is one of Francis's particular favourites. 482 00:33:09,756 --> 00:33:12,329 Thank you very much, Mr Nures. 483 00:33:12,508 --> 00:33:15,081 We really should be getting back. 484 00:33:16,428 --> 00:33:19,713 Now that the Cyprus peace deal is complete, 485 00:33:19,889 --> 00:33:23,839 will the Prime Minster release papers about the unmarked graves 486 00:33:24,018 --> 00:33:28,679 of Greek Cypriot freedom fighters killed by the British army in the '50s? 487 00:33:28,856 --> 00:33:33,564 I refer in particular to the deaths of Georgios and Eurypides Passolides, 488 00:33:33,735 --> 00:33:36,445 of which the Prime Minister is well aware, 489 00:33:36,546 --> 00:33:39,155 but also to all those unpublished deaths 490 00:33:39,365 --> 00:33:42,484 which still cause distress to surviving relatives 491 00:33:42,659 --> 00:33:45,280 who have never properly mourned them. 492 00:33:46,496 --> 00:33:48,572 Prime Minister? 493 00:33:49,790 --> 00:33:52,793 I am surprised to find the Right Honourable Gentleman 494 00:33:52,994 --> 00:33:54,997 so out of touch so soon. 495 00:33:55,170 --> 00:34:00,377 The documentation that has survived, such as it is, is in the public domain. 496 00:34:01,050 --> 00:34:03,422 With certain exceptions. 497 00:34:03,594 --> 00:34:05,883 The particular case 498 00:34:05,884 --> 00:34:08,172 to which the Right Honourable Gentleman refers 499 00:34:08,348 --> 00:34:10,886 is still covered by the 50-year rule 500 00:34:10,887 --> 00:34:13,425 and is therefore not available for scrutiny. 501 00:34:14,896 --> 00:34:16,971 Mr Tom Makepeace. 502 00:34:17,148 --> 00:34:21,809 Will the Prime Minister deny that this incident involved the killing 503 00:34:21,985 --> 00:34:24,788 of two defenceless boys by a member of the British army 504 00:34:24,989 --> 00:34:27,192 known personally to him 505 00:34:27,365 --> 00:34:30,983 who was a serving officer on the island at the time? 506 00:34:33,370 --> 00:34:35,446 Prime Minister? 507 00:34:38,208 --> 00:34:42,916 I have no idea what the Right Honourable Gentleman is talking about. 508 00:34:43,629 --> 00:34:47,128 Here we are, celebrating a great achievement, 509 00:34:47,299 --> 00:34:49,920 guaranteeing not only peace for Cyprus, 510 00:34:50,093 --> 00:34:53,960 but enormous opportunities for investment and development 511 00:34:54,138 --> 00:34:56,629 involving British aid and expertise. 512 00:34:56,849 --> 00:35:01,427 Everyone except, it seems, the Right Honourable Gentleman is happy. 513 00:35:01,645 --> 00:35:03,721 Hear, hear! 514 00:35:03,897 --> 00:35:06,725 Is this the moment to start opening old wounds? 515 00:35:06,926 --> 00:35:09,353 Madam Speaker, I think not. 516 00:35:10,611 --> 00:35:13,481 What's Sooty got to say about it? 517 00:35:14,281 --> 00:35:16,357 Mr Tom Makepeace. 518 00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:19,046 Is the Prime Minister not opening up new wounds, 519 00:35:19,247 --> 00:35:21,360 presiding over a carve-up? 520 00:35:21,579 --> 00:35:24,283 Who will benefit from the opportunities? 521 00:35:24,498 --> 00:35:27,249 Not the ordinary people of Cyprus! 522 00:35:27,417 --> 00:35:30,286 Just as the people of Britain have seen little benefit 523 00:35:30,487 --> 00:35:32,956 from the economic recovery. 524 00:35:33,131 --> 00:35:35,858 It is no longer acceptable that this country 525 00:35:35,959 --> 00:35:38,586 is run for the sole benefit of British business, 526 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:42,923 which has come to mean a small and cynical club of cronies 527 00:35:43,139 --> 00:35:48,180 in the know and on the make - the friends of Francis Urquhart! 528 00:35:48,394 --> 00:35:51,264 Order! Order! 529 00:35:52,105 --> 00:35:54,857 Order! Order! 530 00:35:56,901 --> 00:35:58,977 Prime Minister. 531 00:36:05,242 --> 00:36:09,191 The Right Honourable Gentleman has made accusations 532 00:36:09,370 --> 00:36:11,944 under parliamentary privilege. 533 00:36:12,123 --> 00:36:17,627 Is he prepared to face personal ruin by repeating them outside parliament 534 00:36:17,794 --> 00:36:21,210 where he will be subject to the law of the land? 535 00:36:21,881 --> 00:36:24,668 If not, then there is no more to be said. 536 00:36:25,343 --> 00:36:28,130 We can treat his words with contempt. 537 00:36:28,345 --> 00:36:31,630 As for the rest of his intemperate remarks, 538 00:36:31,807 --> 00:36:35,424 might I remind the House that until a few weeks ago, 539 00:36:35,602 --> 00:36:39,765 the Right Honourable Gentleman was a government minister? 540 00:36:39,939 --> 00:36:44,232 If he thought things were so dreadful, why didn't he say so then? 541 00:36:44,401 --> 00:36:47,770 And why didn't he do something about it? 542 00:36:49,822 --> 00:36:53,487 He's got it right now. And he's got you right an' all! 543 00:36:56,411 --> 00:36:58,155 Order! 544 00:37:01,624 --> 00:37:04,329 Makepeace knows something. 545 00:37:04,502 --> 00:37:08,665 A lot of it was hot air and guesswork, but he knows something. 546 00:37:08,839 --> 00:37:11,164 Something about Cyprus. 547 00:37:11,341 --> 00:37:14,710 - You think he knows about the oil? - Not that. 548 00:37:14,886 --> 00:37:18,301 But that girl was in the public gallery again. 549 00:37:18,472 --> 00:37:22,256 She came to me first. She must have gone to Makepeace. 550 00:37:22,434 --> 00:37:25,221 He mentioned unmarked EOKA graves. 551 00:37:25,395 --> 00:37:27,471 What girl, Francis? 552 00:37:27,647 --> 00:37:30,138 Her name is Maria Passolides. 553 00:37:30,316 --> 00:37:33,435 She thinks I know something about her uncles 554 00:37:33,611 --> 00:37:37,228 who were killed in the Troodos Mountains in 1956. 555 00:37:37,405 --> 00:37:40,525 - Do you know something about it? - Yes. 556 00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:43,535 I killed them myself, as a matter of fact. 557 00:37:43,744 --> 00:37:46,240 It wasn't a war crime or anything like that. 558 00:37:46,441 --> 00:37:48,536 It was an act of mercy. 559 00:37:50,459 --> 00:37:53,163 Francis...can this harm us? 560 00:37:53,378 --> 00:37:58,502 I don't see how it can. After all, nobody knows what really happened now. 561 00:37:58,716 --> 00:38:01,070 It was a military operation. 562 00:38:01,071 --> 00:38:03,424 They were terrorists and these things happen. 563 00:38:03,595 --> 00:38:05,883 Of course they do. 564 00:38:06,055 --> 00:38:09,471 But it's strange that it should come back now. 565 00:38:17,274 --> 00:38:20,012 I had a peculiar feeling in the House this afternoon, 566 00:38:20,213 --> 00:38:22,350 as if I couldn't quite... 567 00:38:23,446 --> 00:38:25,521 ..smell the mood. 568 00:38:25,698 --> 00:38:30,489 You were superb. You made Makepeace look a complete fool. 569 00:38:30,660 --> 00:38:33,233 You silenced him. He had no comeback. 570 00:38:33,413 --> 00:38:37,362 Yes, but I had the odd impression that they didn't like it. 571 00:38:37,541 --> 00:38:41,870 They didn't want to see him savaged and he sat there looking at me 572 00:38:42,045 --> 00:38:44,275 as if there was something he sensed going on 573 00:38:44,676 --> 00:38:46,505 that I couldn't sense. 574 00:38:48,801 --> 00:38:51,292 I couldn't tell what was going on. 575 00:38:51,512 --> 00:38:55,675 Nobody wins the party leadership on a sympathy vote, Francis. 576 00:38:57,308 --> 00:39:00,843 Tom Makepeace is a weak, philandering renegade. 577 00:39:01,062 --> 00:39:03,137 He can't win. 578 00:39:03,939 --> 00:39:06,311 We simply won't permit it. 579 00:39:15,616 --> 00:39:18,189 He's putting a very brave face on it, 580 00:39:18,368 --> 00:39:22,531 but his support's dropping off like a guardsman's britches. 581 00:39:22,706 --> 00:39:27,497 - I thought he had over 100 in the bag. - The chaps are taking a second look. 582 00:39:27,668 --> 00:39:32,330 I don't like a man who rubbishes what he said the day before yesterday. 583 00:39:32,506 --> 00:39:35,127 Exactly. Massive credibility cleavage. 584 00:39:35,759 --> 00:39:38,413 And FU is as straight as a die. Never wavers. 585 00:39:38,614 --> 00:39:40,467 People respect him for that. 586 00:39:40,638 --> 00:39:44,635 But can we stomach another five years of the old bastard? 587 00:39:44,808 --> 00:39:47,263 Frankly, I'd back Donald Duck 588 00:39:47,264 --> 00:39:49,719 if he got the voters out and kept my seat safe. 589 00:39:49,896 --> 00:39:53,347 Failing the duck, FU is still your best bet, Clive. 590 00:39:58,612 --> 00:40:00,937 - Hello. - Hello. 591 00:40:01,156 --> 00:40:05,485 I thought you were terrific today. Those things needed saying. 592 00:40:06,202 --> 00:40:09,950 This is going to sound silly, but I felt proud of you. 593 00:40:10,122 --> 00:40:12,826 Proud to have... Well, you know. 594 00:40:12,999 --> 00:40:15,704 - Thank you. - That's it, really. 595 00:40:16,711 --> 00:40:19,284 Good luck, Tom. I mean that. 596 00:40:23,967 --> 00:40:27,087 Does one normally pay for that sort of thing? 597 00:40:27,262 --> 00:40:29,338 Sooty! Over here! 598 00:40:36,186 --> 00:40:38,511 How's it looking, Sooty? 599 00:40:38,688 --> 00:40:41,179 "Geoffrey", if you don't mind! 600 00:40:41,858 --> 00:40:44,271 Anyway, it's not at all clear. 601 00:40:44,272 --> 00:40:46,685 FU will win, but it won't be by a huge margin. 602 00:40:46,862 --> 00:40:51,274 I think what the people really want is a savage lurch to the right. 603 00:40:51,450 --> 00:40:54,180 Some of these backwoodsmen have been coming on 604 00:40:54,381 --> 00:40:56,111 like the Ku Klux Klan. 605 00:40:56,287 --> 00:41:00,071 If that's what they want, tomorrow belongs to John Rayner. 606 00:41:00,958 --> 00:41:04,576 We could even sing the song at the party conference. 607 00:41:07,422 --> 00:41:09,995 Yeah, yeah, all right, all right. 608 00:41:10,174 --> 00:41:14,966 Seriously, I wouldn't be so bashful about my most deeply-held beliefs. 609 00:41:15,846 --> 00:41:18,383 I think there will be a second ballot. 610 00:41:22,226 --> 00:41:23,768 Right. 611 00:41:24,312 --> 00:41:26,185 Thanks, Geoff. 612 00:41:27,689 --> 00:41:29,481 I won't forget this. 613 00:41:30,484 --> 00:41:32,275 OK. Yeah. 614 00:41:33,361 --> 00:41:35,982 I'll see you in the House tomorrow. 615 00:41:36,155 --> 00:41:38,313 Thanks a lot. Bye. 616 00:41:39,617 --> 00:41:42,238 Well...nothing more we can do. 617 00:41:43,328 --> 00:41:45,783 I've given my all tonight. 618 00:41:48,332 --> 00:41:52,460 - Lovely wine, this, Claire. - That's your last glass of it. 619 00:41:53,796 --> 00:41:56,417 He'll pull through the first ballot. 620 00:41:56,590 --> 00:41:58,878 Sure. But then what? 621 00:41:59,050 --> 00:42:02,584 If he doesn't get the margin, he should fight on. 622 00:42:02,762 --> 00:42:04,920 Why do you think that? 623 00:42:05,097 --> 00:42:09,177 Because there's no one fit to take his place. Not yet. 624 00:42:10,143 --> 00:42:12,894 You used to be a Makepeace girl. 625 00:42:13,688 --> 00:42:16,261 Till I got to know him too well. 626 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:20,852 He's... No, you wouldn't understand because you're like that too. 627 00:42:21,528 --> 00:42:24,731 - Like what? - Soft. Weak. 628 00:42:26,282 --> 00:42:28,903 In the nicest possible way, of course. 629 00:42:30,369 --> 00:42:32,658 Now I've offended you. 630 00:42:34,247 --> 00:42:38,909 You want it for yourself, don't you? You want to be Prime Minister. 631 00:42:39,085 --> 00:42:41,872 Geoffrey, you're being ridiculous. 632 00:42:42,046 --> 00:42:45,165 You want to be Prime Minister next time round. 633 00:42:45,340 --> 00:42:48,875 - You've covered your bets both ways. - Nonsense. 634 00:42:49,052 --> 00:42:52,006 Look, don't get me wrong, darling. 635 00:42:54,056 --> 00:42:57,721 I think it's wonderful. I think YOU'RE wonderful. 636 00:42:57,893 --> 00:43:02,021 You're such a ruffian. My tough, brilliant little sister. 637 00:43:03,023 --> 00:43:06,521 - I'm not your sister, Geoffrey. - Yes, you are. 638 00:43:06,692 --> 00:43:09,271 We're the clever ones. Most of that bunch, 639 00:43:09,472 --> 00:43:11,650 they're like dinosaurs in suits. 640 00:43:11,822 --> 00:43:14,850 They have no idea we're playing with their little brains. 641 00:43:15,051 --> 00:43:17,278 I want to help you. 642 00:43:18,661 --> 00:43:21,234 You have. You've been brilliant. 643 00:43:21,414 --> 00:43:23,739 No, I mean all the way. 644 00:43:23,916 --> 00:43:26,288 You can make it. I can't. 645 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:31,835 Though I am perceived, you know, a Sooty, chorus boy, all that... 646 00:43:34,175 --> 00:43:38,089 What I want to say is... I think you're wonderful. 647 00:43:39,846 --> 00:43:42,847 I'm yours, Claire. All the way. 648 00:43:46,269 --> 00:43:48,344 Thank you, Geoffrey. 649 00:43:48,521 --> 00:43:50,596 Seal the pact, huh? 650 00:43:51,565 --> 00:43:53,641 In there, I mean. 651 00:43:53,817 --> 00:43:56,486 We'd be wonderful. What do you say? 652 00:43:58,154 --> 00:44:02,483 No, thank you, Geoffrey. I don't think it would be appropriate. 653 00:44:03,742 --> 00:44:06,945 - Anyway, I have to go now. - Where? 654 00:44:08,204 --> 00:44:10,777 Home to my husband, of course. 655 00:44:33,393 --> 00:44:36,113 In the first ballot for the leadership of the party, 656 00:44:36,314 --> 00:44:38,434 the votes cast were as follows. 657 00:44:38,606 --> 00:44:41,441 The Prime Minister - 202. 658 00:44:41,608 --> 00:44:44,099 Tom Makepeace - 145. 659 00:44:46,488 --> 00:44:48,818 Neither of the candidates 660 00:44:48,819 --> 00:44:51,149 secured a sufficient majority under the rules. 661 00:44:51,325 --> 00:44:56,366 There'll be a second ballot next week open to any other nominated candidates. 662 00:44:56,538 --> 00:44:59,492 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. 663 00:44:59,708 --> 00:45:02,162 But surely FU will win the second ballot. 664 00:45:02,363 --> 00:45:04,416 No one will vote twice for a loser. 665 00:45:04,587 --> 00:45:06,663 On the contrary... 666 00:45:07,214 --> 00:45:09,705 I think he's buggered, Wolf. 667 00:45:09,883 --> 00:45:14,046 202 votes is almost exactly what Maggie got in the first ballot 668 00:45:14,220 --> 00:45:16,296 and look what happened to her. 669 00:45:23,478 --> 00:45:27,262 - Tom! - Hello. How are you? What's all this? 670 00:45:27,899 --> 00:45:30,603 How do you feel after the first ballot? 671 00:45:30,776 --> 00:45:34,394 Is this the beginning of the end for Francis Urquhart? 672 00:45:34,571 --> 00:45:37,174 That's not for me to say. 673 00:45:37,175 --> 00:45:39,778 I'm keenly looking forward to the second ballot. 674 00:45:39,951 --> 00:45:42,442 It's Prime Minister or bust, eh, Tom? 675 00:45:42,620 --> 00:45:46,035 No, I'm keen to serve my country in any way I can. 676 00:45:46,206 --> 00:45:50,500 If the people want me as Prime Minister, I'll give it my best shot. 677 00:45:50,669 --> 00:45:52,744 Thanks. Goodbye. 678 00:45:53,963 --> 00:45:55,505 Hilary! 679 00:45:55,673 --> 00:45:57,749 I'm in here, Tom. 680 00:46:01,887 --> 00:46:05,090 Congratulations. Is it congratulations? 681 00:46:05,265 --> 00:46:07,340 I rather think it is. 682 00:46:08,059 --> 00:46:11,427 Nobody thought I could beat him. Now they do. 683 00:46:12,104 --> 00:46:14,595 I think he's on the way out. 684 00:46:14,773 --> 00:46:17,014 Well, bully for you! 685 00:46:17,233 --> 00:46:20,187 I mean it. You've worked so hard for it. 686 00:46:21,237 --> 00:46:23,810 - Are you going out? - Yes, I am. 687 00:46:24,031 --> 00:46:26,403 I'm going round to John's. 688 00:46:26,575 --> 00:46:28,947 Oh, yes. Yes, of course. 689 00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:31,722 I'll probably stay the night. 690 00:46:31,723 --> 00:46:34,325 You didn't need me for anything in particular? 691 00:46:36,917 --> 00:46:38,993 What do you mean? 692 00:46:41,254 --> 00:46:45,121 I don't suppose there can be a good time to say this. 693 00:46:46,175 --> 00:46:48,796 I've decided to leave you, Tom. 694 00:46:49,470 --> 00:46:54,297 I'm sorry. I realise that this has come at a very inconvenient time for you 695 00:46:54,474 --> 00:46:57,284 and I'll try to fit in with your plans as far as I can, 696 00:46:57,485 --> 00:46:59,895 but I feel that I have to do this. 697 00:47:00,062 --> 00:47:03,182 Well, for me, if you see what I mean. 698 00:47:06,652 --> 00:47:10,102 - You know I'd never leave you. - Yes, I know. 699 00:47:10,280 --> 00:47:13,210 But you don't really want very much from me these days, 700 00:47:13,411 --> 00:47:14,941 and John does. 701 00:47:15,117 --> 00:47:16,492 I... 702 00:47:19,329 --> 00:47:22,116 I'm very fond of you. You know that. 703 00:47:22,290 --> 00:47:24,697 Not quite the same thing. 704 00:47:25,626 --> 00:47:28,117 You'll be all right, Tom. 705 00:47:28,295 --> 00:47:32,458 You're a bit of a baby emotionally and lots of women love that. 706 00:47:32,632 --> 00:47:36,677 - You could get Claire back. I'm sure... - Don't you console me! 707 00:47:36,844 --> 00:47:39,880 Sorry. Look, I think I'd better go now. 708 00:47:41,515 --> 00:47:46,675 I promise I won't do anything in a hurry and I'll try not to embarrass you. 709 00:48:01,950 --> 00:48:04,025 I will not give way. 710 00:48:06,245 --> 00:48:08,321 I will never give way. 711 00:48:08,539 --> 00:48:12,203 Earlier this evening, I had the opportunity to canvass... 712 00:48:12,375 --> 00:48:15,993 - Prime MinisterI Hywell Harris, BBC. - Hello, Mr Harris. 713 00:48:16,170 --> 00:48:19,420 Yes, I've heard the news and I'm greatly encouraged. 714 00:48:19,590 --> 00:48:21,970 I will fight, fight and fight again 715 00:48:21,971 --> 00:48:24,750 and lead my party to victory as I've always done. 716 00:48:24,928 --> 00:48:28,261 Thank you all for waiting up so patiently. Goodnight. 717 00:48:58,833 --> 00:49:01,454 - Tell me it isn't true. - What isn't true? 718 00:49:01,627 --> 00:49:04,912 That you were the one who killed Roger O'Neill. 719 00:49:05,088 --> 00:49:07,659 We shouldn't be too pessimistic, Francis. 720 00:49:07,860 --> 00:49:09,631 You did win the ballot. 721 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,920 I should have routed him. Now he smells blood. 722 00:49:13,095 --> 00:49:16,023 He will draw more support, now they see it's possible, 723 00:49:16,224 --> 00:49:18,551 but you can still beat him. 724 00:49:18,767 --> 00:49:21,222 Where the hell is Geoffrey? 725 00:49:21,394 --> 00:49:25,261 He had to go into hospital. An old groin injury flared up. 726 00:49:25,439 --> 00:49:28,042 How very convenient And, Claire, 727 00:49:28,043 --> 00:49:30,646 isn't it time YOU deserted the sinking ship? 728 00:49:30,819 --> 00:49:33,392 - Not at all. - Too late, is it? 729 00:49:33,571 --> 00:49:37,189 Francis, you should know I'm with you all the way. 730 00:49:39,451 --> 00:49:42,286 What we need now is a new initiative. 731 00:49:42,454 --> 00:49:45,573 A diversion, something that can win us time 732 00:49:45,748 --> 00:49:48,951 and reminds them of your strength and leadership. 733 00:49:49,126 --> 00:49:51,617 So only a miracle can save me now. 734 00:49:57,133 --> 00:50:00,917 ..fight, fight and fight again and lead my party to victory... 735 00:50:01,179 --> 00:50:04,298 I'm keen to serve my country in any way I can. 736 00:50:04,473 --> 00:50:07,427 If the people want me as Prime Minister... 737 00:50:07,601 --> 00:50:11,550 When I was a boy, I was once taken to a badger baiting. 738 00:50:12,814 --> 00:50:15,518 It's an experience you don't easily forget. 739 00:50:16,692 --> 00:50:20,736 The badger is tremendously strong and utterly fearless. 740 00:50:21,655 --> 00:50:26,446 One bite can take off a dog's leg, crush its skull, even. 741 00:50:28,994 --> 00:50:31,865 They put the badger in with several dogs. 742 00:50:33,999 --> 00:50:37,083 At first, the dogs' task seems hopeless. 743 00:50:39,379 --> 00:50:41,834 They get horribly damaged. 744 00:50:43,841 --> 00:50:45,917 And then one dog... 745 00:50:46,760 --> 00:50:50,175 ..gets in a lucky snap and draws blood. 746 00:50:53,015 --> 00:50:55,423 And the rest take heart. 747 00:50:57,144 --> 00:50:59,765 But, Francis, you're secure now. 748 00:51:01,022 --> 00:51:05,518 The Urquhart Trust is assured, our financial future guaranteed. 749 00:51:06,235 --> 00:51:08,856 You know you could simply walk away. 750 00:51:09,029 --> 00:51:14,236 No. "I have set my life upon a cast and I will stand the hazard of the die." 751 00:51:15,285 --> 00:51:17,515 I have to go on, Elizabeth. 752 00:51:17,516 --> 00:51:19,745 It's as simple as that. I can do no other. 753 00:51:19,914 --> 00:51:21,456 I know. 754 00:51:23,042 --> 00:51:26,955 But, Francis, I don't think I could bear to see you wounded. 755 00:51:31,049 --> 00:51:34,998 Claire Carlsen implied that what we need now is a miracle, 756 00:51:35,177 --> 00:51:38,842 as if she thought me capable of splitting the Earth's crust. 757 00:51:42,892 --> 00:51:44,968 The Earth's crust. 758 00:51:46,103 --> 00:51:47,645 Francis? 759 00:51:49,606 --> 00:51:53,604 Suppose we leak information to the Greeks and the French 760 00:51:53,777 --> 00:51:56,350 that they have been cynically conned. 761 00:51:56,529 --> 00:52:00,147 There are massive oil deposits off the coast of Cyprus. 762 00:52:00,324 --> 00:52:03,013 The British and the Turks are now exploiting it 763 00:52:03,214 --> 00:52:04,902 to enrich themselves. 764 00:52:05,078 --> 00:52:08,743 - It's too dangerous. - Provoking an international incident. 765 00:52:08,915 --> 00:52:10,996 A small war, perhaps, 766 00:52:10,997 --> 00:52:13,078 to which we can react with moral outrage, 767 00:52:13,252 --> 00:52:15,956 uniting behind a strong Prime Minister! 768 00:52:16,129 --> 00:52:19,463 But we'd risk losing everything. 769 00:52:19,674 --> 00:52:22,247 Better to do that than to slink away. 770 00:52:22,427 --> 00:52:25,546 One way or the other, I'll be remembered. 771 00:52:25,721 --> 00:52:28,675 This could be our Falklands, Elizabeth. 772 00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:32,342 Our Falklands!