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MAN: National Television, Steve Shorter,
slate one, take one.
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I would just like to say to you all
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how happy I am to be back in Britain
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after my American tour.
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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CROWD: (CHANTING) We want Steve!
We want Steve!
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NARRATOR: The name of thisyoung man is Steven Shorter.
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He is being given the firstticker-tape welcome
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in the history of Britain.
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But Steven Shorter is not a presidentor a politician,
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he is a pop singer.
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(CROWD SCREAMING)
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The reason givenfor the extreme violence
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of the stage actthat you are about to see,
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is that it provides the publicwith a necessary release
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from all the nervous tension caused
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by the state of the world outside.
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The performance for whichSteven Shorter is now being prepared
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is based on the sentencehe once served in prison.
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And so successfulhas this violent act become,
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that Steven Shorter now finds himself
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the most desperately loved entertainerin the world.
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Britain. In the near future.
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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(GRUNTS)
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(GIRLS SCREAMING)
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♪ I see it all before me
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♪ My path's a restless wander
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♪ My days and nights are torment
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♪ A world of misery
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♪ The bonds of retribution
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♪ Now laid so carefully
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♪ I cannot shed my pain
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♪ So easily now
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♪ My spirit's broken
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♪ No will to live
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♪ My body's all aching
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♪ My hands are tied
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♪ I need my freedom
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♪ Not your sympathy
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♪ You, you needn't love me
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♪ Just set me free
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♪ Come on, come on, set me free
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♪ Set me free ♪
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CROWD: Free! Free! Free!
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Free! Free! Free!
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Free! Free!
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Free! Free! Free! Free!
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Free! Free!
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Free! Free! Free! Free!
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Free! Free! Free!
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Free! Free! Free! Free!
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Free! Free!
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Free! Free! Free!
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Free!
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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♪ Is there a way out for me?
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♪ I kneel before you helpless
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♪ Is there somebody out there
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♪ To take a chance on me?
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♪ I don't pretend to virtue
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♪ I don't ask anything
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♪ But if you want to help me
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♪ My freedom's everything
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♪ Now, look, my spirit's broken
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♪ No will to live
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♪ My body's all aching
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♪ My hands are tied
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♪ I need, I need my freedom
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♪ Not your sympathy
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♪ Look, you needn't love me
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♪ Just set me free
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♪ Come on, come on, please set me free
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♪ Set me free ♪
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(WOMAN MOANING)
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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(CROWD SCREAMING IN PROTEST)
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♪ I see it all before me
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♪ My darkest days of sorrow
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♪ Salvation's hand denied me
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♪ No hope of liberty
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♪ I only ask one question
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♪ Please tell me if you can
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♪ What good is retribution
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♪ Without a helping
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♪ hand? ♪
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MAN IN AUDIENCE: Bastard!
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(CROWD BOOING)
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NARRATOR: There is nowa coalition government in Britain,
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which has recently askedall entertainment agencies
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to usefully divertthe violence of youth.
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"Keep them happy, off the streetsand out of politics."
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ALVIN: But I think, uh…
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MARTIN: A very good show tonight,
I thought.
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ALVIN: The basic thing is that, uh,
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we get this European thing settled down.
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By the way, Martin I'd like you to uh…
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I'd like to look over
some of the press releases I've got.
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This should be the greatest
European tour he's done yet.
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MARTIN: I'm glad to hear that.
ALVIN: By the way,
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as I mentioned before,
the uh, the Far Eastern thing.
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You know the potential there
is tremendous
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and we haven't
been there in 18 months…
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MARTIN: You should probably
give him a drink.
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ALVIN: Yes, I've offered him…
Steve, do you want a drink?
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MARTIN: Okay, Superintendent,
you can let them in now, please.
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Come in, ladies and gentleman.
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Ah! Ah! Ah! Take your time.
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NARRATOR: There will shortly be61 people in this room,
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of whom 54 have nothing whateverto do Steven Shorter.
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They're what you might callprofessional leaners.
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ALVIN: Come on, yes.
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That's fine.
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ALVIN: All right, take it easy,
that's it. Have a drink, that's on us.
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NARRATOR: Vanessa Ritchie,commissioned by the Ministry of Culture
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to paint Steven Shorter.
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I first saw Steven Shorter
at a press reception
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given for him about three months ago.
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I couldn't get very close to him
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because of the usual crowd of people
around him.
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There was just something about him…
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I don't know, it was the way he stood
and looked
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in the midst of all those people.
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I found a strange sort of
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emptiness and…
I just wanted to paint him.
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ALVIN: Uh, what was your name?
Kitty, wasn't it?
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MAN: It's Betty. It's Betty.
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ALVIN: And this is
our American friend visiting,
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- John B. Marshall.
- Yeah, I'd like to say howdy, folks…
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ALVIN: Right, cool it, John, we'll hear
from you later. Isn't he wild?
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All right. Have a good time.
Enjoy it! Have a ball.
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All right, hold it!
Hold it, everybody, hold it!
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Hold it. Present time, Uncle Julie.
Right now, it's present time.
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- Yeah.
- It's your birthday, Uncle Julie. 65.
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♪ He's a jolly good fellow
for he's a jolly good fellow
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♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
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Look, my accountant, do me a favour,
count backwards from there.
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NARRATOR: On the left is Alvin Kirsch,press officer to Steven Shorter
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and on the right is Jules Jordan,music publisher to Steve Shorter,
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and grossing £250,000 per year.
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JULIE: Just beautiful. Thank you, Steve.
You're so good to me.
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You want me to do it again?
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ALVIN: A retake of the kiss,
is that too much?
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(GUESTS LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY)
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NARRATOR: The evening of August 8th.
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We are in one of 300Steven Shorter discotheques
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specially built within the lastfew years to spread happiness
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throughout Britain.
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Not in a million, million years.
Look after this, will you?
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No, this is not business with us.
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We're just one big happy family.
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Look at this kid, a doll, a prince.
I love this boy. Beautiful!
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We didn't frame it, Uncle Julie,
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because we didn't know
where you'd like to put it.
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ALVIN: Martin, you're too much!
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Vanessa? Vanessa?
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NARRATOR: Martin Crossley,personal manager to Steven Shorter.
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Squit, do you find, um,
Miss Ritchie's painting exciting?
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Well, I don't really know much
about art.
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I, um… Ask me about birds…
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- Yeah, I wasn't suggesting…
- … and I'll, I'll…
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… that you should know about art,
I just wondered if you had an opinion.
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- Freddie, what do you think?
- Oh, well, I don't much about art,
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ask me about bees and I'll tell ya.
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This adolescent display
is not really called for, you know,
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I'm just asking for an opinion.
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- About her work?
- NARRATOR: On the right
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is Freddie K,musical director to Steven Shorter
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and self-confessed anarchist.
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It's not what it's about any more,
is it? Not really, you know?
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I mean, if you really go
seriously into it.
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And you go in, now what you wanna do
is you wanna go into a place
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where something's hanging
that's got a bit of something in it!
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You know, not all this nansy
pansy stuff. I mean, somewhere that's…
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Yeah, she knows what I mean that
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when you just see it and there's a bit
of somebody young in there
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and there's a bit of…
A bit of everything that he's ever done.
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A bit, you know, everything like bed
and, excuse me, going to the toilet,
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you know everything's in it,
a bit of a man's life.
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A bit of his soul, a bit of everything.
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That's what it's all about,
it's not this… Isn't it?
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I'm sure you'll agree with that.
She'll agree with me when she gets it.
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MARTIN: Steven, can we help you?
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I was… I'd like to dance.
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We were trying to have a conversation
about paintings.
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Yeah…
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You might ask Miss Ritchie… Steven?
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♪ Hey, little girl, I'm in a whirl
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♪ I've been a bad, bad boy
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♪ I'm on my knees, forgive me, please
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♪ I've been a bad, bad boy… ♪
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They're all watching you.
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Yeah, well, they always are,
aren't they?
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I was watching you last night
on television.
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I mean, obviously I've seen
your act before, but
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this time I was looking at it
much more clearly.
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STEVEN: Oh, yeah, I know.
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Quite a phenomenon, aren't I?
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How does it go?
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"His act is nauseating,it's sadistic…"
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There was one girl
they were interviewing.
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She was sobbing.
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She was saying
she'd kill herself for you.
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Yeah, I saw her.
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And?
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I thought she was lovely.
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ALVIN: Step aside, please.
Uh, Alvin's coming through.
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Would you please excuse me.
Hey, kids, uh, everything all right?
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Listen, I hate to break in at this time,
do you think we could possibly
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like, just cool it,
like, for a couple of minutes?
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Steve, I'd like to talk to you
and uh, I'd like to uh,
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tell you about the agreement I was…
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Why don't you… You'd like this, too.
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ALVIN: Yeah, although
I think I've got some…
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Wildly different decor
which I had a hand in myself…
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You notice we've still retained
the chains but I've had the steel…
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And the whole thing looks like…
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ANNOUNCER ON PA: Closer to you.
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Steve's Electrics, guaranteedfor your refrigerator
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radiogram, food-mixer,dishwasher, TV set.
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If we haven't got it,Steve will get it for you.
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He will because he can.
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Steve genuinely loves dogs.He knows you do, too,
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which is why Steve Chunk dog foodis specially reduced in price
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from 10s 6d on the current marketto 8s 6d,
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but not reduced in chunky,tail-wagging nourishment.
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NARRATOR: You are now in what is calleda Steve Dream Palace,
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but there are 300 of these in Britain,each designed to keep people happy
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and buying British.
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MAN ON PA: Steve, his symbol, the arrow,
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is your guarantee of satisfaction.
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Don't forget that when you buy in here,you're buying Steven Shorter.
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AUTOMATED VOICE: 14 stone, 7.
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You see the uh,
you see the chick tonight?
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- You're certainly putting it on some.
- I'm not putting it on.
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It's a little chemical problem,
a little chemical.
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The body is still there,
the form is still there.
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They run after Steve,
but you know the overflow, uh,
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I still get, I want you to know.
That little chemical…
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What are you doing
to your teeth so much?
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What is it all about,
all that gargling?
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Too much, too much, with that stuff.
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(GARGLING)
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By the way, uh, we got to do something
about his wrists.
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JULIE: What wrists?
ALVIN: What do you mean, "What wrists"?
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His wrists. They're getting cut up,
they're getting all smashed up.
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Why does he have to lose,
like, blood for, for nothing?
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GIRL: I've got his nametattooed all over me.
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"Steve, I love you, Steve, wait for me.Steve, be mine tonight."
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I dream about him a lot.They're always horrid dreams,
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'cause he always dies in the end.
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But when I wake upI say thank you to God,
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'cause it was only a dream.
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JULIE: "We're falling down
on two items", I said,
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"repentance and heart."
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- Did they give you anything?
- JULIE: Did they give me anything?
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Look, I'm not a knocker
of this kind of music,
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but the intro goes
something like this…
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♪ Ba de da ba de da ba da boom boom
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♪ Ba de da ba de da ba da boom boom ♪
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ALVIN: Hey, is he still giving you
those four-bar intros?
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- Eight bars.
- ALVIN: Its four bars, Uncle Julie,
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you're counting it in two.
It's four bars.
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All right, four bars, eight bars…
Anyway, I said to the boy who wrote it,
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what made him think of that kind
of a sound?
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How does it come here?
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And you know what he said to me?
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Look, maybe I'm a bit old-fashioned,
but he said to me,
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and you'll never believe this, Alvin,
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he said to me that the sound came to him
when he was in a traffic jam.
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The hooters were blaring…
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(VOCALISING CAR HORNS)
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And that's how he came
to the idea of the theme line.
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Still, who am I to complain?
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His last disc sold 1,200,000.
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- ALVIN: Wasn't it 400,000?
- 200,000.
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Anyway, we got together
and we worked out a song…
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Alvin, this could be a minor sensation.
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Now. It goes like this. Remember,
the boy is sitting in a prison cell.
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- JULIE: You got the picture?
- Mmm.
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JULIE: Okay.
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♪ Mother, I never thought I'd miss
your kiss… Cooking
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♪ Mother, you're the nearest and dearest
to my heart
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♪ Mother… ♪
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- When does the hook come?
- Wait, wait, wait for it.
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♪ Can't you see, Mother ♪
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The bridge needs a little work here,
but get the payoff, the last line.
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♪ The salt-spray of my tears… ♪
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Um…
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I want to say that it, uh,
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needs a little work…
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- ♪ Mother…
- But…
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♪ Never thought I'd miss your many… ♪
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(JULIE VOCALISING)
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I'll start again.
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♪ Mother, I never thought
I'd miss your cooking ♪
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(VOCALISING)
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♪ Mother, you're the nearest and dearest
to me, Mother
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♪ Can't you see, Mother
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♪ The salt-spray of my tears… ♪
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- Well, how's that?
- Aye, sir, it's a nice tune,
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Uncle Julie. No. Well, no, no,
it's a horrible tune.
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Do you know what that tune is,
Uncle Julie?
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It's a, it's a…
It's a nostalgic breaking of wind
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after a dinner of sentimentality.
I mean, it's nothing.
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I mean where's the adventure in it?
This book is about
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a fat mother figure
who eats her children
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with her sentimental rubbish, you know?
And your tune panders to this.
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I mean, the very instruments you play,
their very barrenness is expressed
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by the shape… I mean, this,
you know…
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There's nothing to 'em at all.
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INTERVIEWER: Uh, Mr Hooper,
how would you describe your function
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as Mr Shorter's administrator?
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Well, one example I can give you.
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About 18 months ago, Steven
was threatened with a paternity suit.
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INTERVIEWER: So what did you do?
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Well, I procured an abortion
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and arranged for the young lady
to be paid £500.
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(GRUNTS)
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INTERVIEWER: I see. And how did you
account for this expenditure?
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I put it down to petty cash.
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Yeah, good morning, Andrew.
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- Good morning, Martin.
- Good morning, Martin.
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MAN: How was America?
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We'll start with
the American tour, please.
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NARRATOR: Andrew Goddard Butler.
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Director of a merchant bankin the city of London
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and chairman of Steven ShorterEnterprises Limited.
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Very well, gentleman,
we'll begin by asking Martin
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to give us the results
of the American tour.
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Uh, right, gentleman.
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The tour lasted 25 days
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and we covered
some 64,700 miles of travel.
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The 25 days resulted in 64 appearances,
14 television appearances
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- and nine charity functions.
- How many days off were there?
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MARTIN: Three.
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(CLEARS THROAT) Is the boy all right?
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MARTIN: Have I…
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Have I said anything to indicate
that he isn't?
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ANDREW: The schedule, uh,
sounds a little punishing.
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His schedule had the full approval
of Dr Malcolm.
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Gentleman…
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Gentleman, let's be quite clear
on one point.
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Steven Shorter's personal life
is his own business.
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That's as it should be.
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But his wellbeing, physical and mental,
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is very much of concern to us all.
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The last time I saw him, I thought
he seemed nervous and withdrawn.
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I hope there's nothing disturbing
the boy of which we have no knowledge.
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Stay there, Steve, just relax.
You're a bit tense today
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I don't know what's the matter with you,
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don't go away. Give him a ball, someone,
throw him a ball, will you?
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Get a few of you tossing this ball
up in the air…
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ALVIN: Uh, can we get a ball, please?
Someone give him a ball.
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Squit, would you give him
the ball, please?
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Very nice these ones. That's it, now…
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Stretch it out towards me, Steve.
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Smile, don't forget to smile.
That's very nice.
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Our first problem was naturally
to get rid of, uh,
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35 pounds of excess weight.
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So we put him on this
special gymnasium-type gymnastic course
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with a lot of choppy and exciting
exercises or something,
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I don't know what they did,
but they fixed up the problem.
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Uh… I'd say it took us about
anywhere from 18 months to two years
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to get him into his present
physical shape.
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Now, what about taking your jacket off?
That towelling thing you got on, Steve.
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Get a few of you in your shorts,
come on, that's a great idea.
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Few for the girls.
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Do I have to?
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Yes, come on, Steve,
what's the matter with you?
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You look wonderful! Beautiful day!
Come on!
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ALVIN: Steve, just for a couple
of shots. Can you take it off?
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- ALVIN: It won't take too long.
- Yeah, I won't take long.
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- ALVIN: Just a couple of shots, Steve.
- Just a few, come on now.
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- ALVIN: Thanks a lot.
- Come on, that's great.
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Wonderful, good.
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Now. Now, Steve, smile, nice smile.
Awfully tense, relax. Right.
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Now put your chest out, beautiful one
for the girls. That's it now, great.
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Now then, Steve, another one and smile.
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BILL: Have you got a fridge?
VANESSA: No.
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Better buy you one, then.
Steve like his, uh,
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chilled tomato juice about 11:00.
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NARRATOR: The following morning,Bill Franks, personal bodyguard
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to Steven Shorter and 5'11"in uplift boots,
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inspects the amenitieswithin Vanessa Ritchie's studio.
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Uh, got hot and cold there?
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Toilet upstairs, I suppose.
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It's a bit strong, innit?
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Hmm…
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00:28:39,803 --> 00:28:42,597
Is this where it all happens, then?
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Darling?
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Yeah, I suppose this, uh…
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Yeah, well, this ought to do us, then.
Darling?
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When am I going to have
another session with Steve?
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Tomorrow.
Yeah, tomorrow after the commercial.
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What commercial?
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Apple Marketing Board.
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Here, have one.
It's good for your sex life.
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Eat a bowl a day, meself.
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00:29:15,630 --> 00:29:17,424
Well, they don't do much for me.
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00:29:17,465 --> 00:29:20,635
That's 'cause you don't eat
the pips, innit?
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Darling. Innit?
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Has…
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00:29:30,478 --> 00:29:33,606
Has anyone ever told you
you're quite a doll?
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Give us a bite, then.
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INTERVIEWER: Mr Jackman,
what exactly is the commercial purpose
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of today's advertisement?
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00:29:42,991 --> 00:29:45,493
Well, that's really
quite straightforward.
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What we have got is the largest
national apple glut ever.
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And unless something drastic is done,
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in the next three weeks,
642 million apples will rot.
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So, the object of this commercial,
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and the 34 others which are planned,
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is to get every man, woman and child…
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Wind's changed direction,
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can you move the fog machinedown to the water please?
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MR JACKMAN:… that is, babes in arms
and old-age pensioners excepted,
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to eat six apples a day
for the whole of the summer.
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INTERVIEWER: Now, Mr Arbutt,
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how would you describe your technique
in shooting this commercial?
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Well, I've been very influenced by
the work of the Moscow Art Theatre
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and certain of our modern philosophers.
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I would describe my approach
as existentialist.
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INTERVIEWER: Would you care to
elaborate on that a little?
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MR ARBUTT: Oh, yes. Well, for example,
today the actors must all
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think apples, be apples
and ultimately become apples.
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MR JACKMAN: See, one must remember
that there are millions of viewers
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sitting captive in their sitting rooms,
who are yearning for
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the reality and tranquillity
and the beauty of the countryside.
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MAN: All right. Thank you, Dave.
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PHOTOGRAPHER 1: Head up, head up!
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Steve, you've go to
learn to come to a slower stop.
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00:31:16,251 --> 00:31:19,212
Remind me to look at you
walking backwards.
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- Alvin.
- Yeah, Steve, one more, please.
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00:31:25,426 --> 00:31:28,054
- Can you get rid of them, please?
- All right, fellows, fellows!
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00:31:28,096 --> 00:31:30,056
Fellows, let's take it easy,
they've had enough, fellows.
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00:31:30,098 --> 00:31:31,432
Let's take it easy, fellows.
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00:31:31,558 --> 00:31:34,310
Get in the van, happiness time is over.
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PHOTOGRAPHER 1: Just one more, Alvin.
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- Alvin, get rid of them!
- All right, fellows.
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- STEVEN: Get rid of them.
- That's it. Ease off.
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ALVIN: Fellows, ease off, that's it.
Fellows, this way. Fellows.
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PHOTOGRAPHER 2: Okay.
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All right, everyone,let's have some quiet, please.
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We're going to have a few wordsfrom our sponsor.
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Our sponsor.
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(CROWD CLAPPING)
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00:32:09,178 --> 00:32:11,472
Thank you very much,
ladies and gentlemen.
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00:32:11,598 --> 00:32:15,184
This morning I received a telegram
from our real sponsor,
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The Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries.
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And I'm sure that the unit and artists
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would like me read it
before we start shooting.
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"Good luck today with
commercial number 17. Stop."
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MAN: Give me a level on Mr Jackman,
will you?
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"Minister delighted,
campaign already bearing fruit."
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(PERSON BLOWING RASPBERRY)
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00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:38,875
(PEOPLE CLAPPING)
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Right. Now, stand by, everyoneand quiet,
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we're going to have a run-throughfrom the top with music.
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And remember, everyone, please,
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for the next 90 secondswe're all going to be apples.
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I reckon the director's a bleeding nut.
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All right. Stand by, ducks, stand by,swans, stand by, early morning mist.
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Stand by, Sylvia. Camera!
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MAN 1: Running.
MAN 2: Scene.
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MAN 3: Mark it!
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MAN 4: National Apple Marketing Board.
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Scene one, take one.
Running on a guide track.
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MAN 3: In this girl's ears,the clang of war,
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her back to the smokeof her burning childhood.
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Her country may be raped,ravaged and upheaved.
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00:33:18,373 --> 00:33:20,917
We see it in her eyes.The ugliness of war.
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Man's inhumanity to man.
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And then a glade, a glade of peace.
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A tortured, hunted look in her eyesbecomes soft.
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00:33:28,758 --> 00:33:31,052
Peace, beauty, freshness,
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the soft touch of morning dew,the gentle lull, a blossom.
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But, what is in her basket?
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And why does she standas though in expectancy?
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Are we eavesdropping in a secret trystin the midst of war?
481
00:33:42,939 --> 00:33:45,900
And then, a twig snaps in the forest!
482
00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,571
In a minute! Here we are!
483
00:33:50,613 --> 00:33:52,740
He has returned!
484
00:33:52,782 --> 00:33:54,701
He's been riding for 76 days.
485
00:33:54,742 --> 00:33:57,286
Twenty-two horses have droppedfrom under him.
486
00:33:57,412 --> 00:34:00,581
His eyes are rimmed with fatigue,caked with the dust of war.
487
00:34:00,623 --> 00:34:04,085
With his own hands he has wrenched openthe gates of Jerusalem.
488
00:34:04,127 --> 00:34:09,048
With his own hands he hascrushed an Olympic army of 30,000.
489
00:34:09,090 --> 00:34:11,801
He has fought the mighty fight.
490
00:34:11,926 --> 00:34:16,556
He needs sustenance, he needs apples!
491
00:34:16,597 --> 00:34:18,558
Now we know what was in the basket.
492
00:34:18,599 --> 00:34:24,230
He is weary, stumbles after her,his whole body demanding one thing.
493
00:34:24,272 --> 00:34:26,607
In his eyes, a desperate desire.
494
00:34:26,649 --> 00:34:30,445
She leads him, she leads himinto the glade of apples.
495
00:34:30,486 --> 00:34:33,948
It is this that has given himhis inner strength.
496
00:34:34,073 --> 00:34:39,287
Now we know what has enabled this manto fight the mighty fight.
497
00:34:39,412 --> 00:34:41,581
We know what it isthat's restricted him,
498
00:34:41,622 --> 00:34:43,624
what it is that sustains him.
499
00:34:43,666 --> 00:34:47,628
What it is that makes his eyeslose the voracity of war!
500
00:34:47,754 --> 00:34:51,466
It can only be one thing. Apples!
501
00:34:51,507 --> 00:34:55,470
Apples! Apples! Apples!
502
00:34:55,595 --> 00:34:58,598
Apples! Apples!
503
00:34:58,639 --> 00:35:01,142
INTERVIEWER: Mr Jackman,
how did you manage to get
504
00:35:01,184 --> 00:35:03,186
Steven Shorter for your commercial?
505
00:35:03,311 --> 00:35:06,689
Oh, I just had a few words with
his manager, Mr Crossley.
506
00:35:06,814 --> 00:35:10,985
INTERVIEWER: They must have been
very persuasive words, Mr Jackman.
507
00:35:11,027 --> 00:35:12,320
£30,000.
508
00:35:22,830 --> 00:35:23,998
Steve?
509
00:35:25,666 --> 00:35:29,337
Andrew's been very worried
about you lately.
510
00:35:31,881 --> 00:35:37,720
He was saying to me that he thinks
you seem much too nervous.
511
00:35:42,350 --> 00:35:44,477
I think he's wondering if,
512
00:35:44,685 --> 00:35:48,189
well, if there's anything
that might be upsetting you.
513
00:35:51,234 --> 00:35:52,652
Is there?
514
00:35:59,867 --> 00:36:01,410
Is that why…
515
00:36:04,747 --> 00:36:07,166
I suppose that's why they've…
516
00:36:08,668 --> 00:36:10,419
brought you in.
517
00:36:16,676 --> 00:36:20,221
So they can keep tabs on me.
518
00:36:22,598 --> 00:36:24,433
Whose idea was that?
Crossley's, I suppose.
519
00:36:24,559 --> 00:36:27,436
- No, it wasn't.
- Bastard.
520
00:36:27,562 --> 00:36:32,233
If you and Martin don't like each other,
why do you keep working together?
521
00:36:35,069 --> 00:36:37,530
Very simple answer to that.
522
00:36:39,574 --> 00:36:41,701
As far as he's concerned,
523
00:36:46,205 --> 00:36:48,040
he takes 15%.
524
00:36:53,754 --> 00:36:56,757
You'll probably find
that's why Andrew's…
525
00:36:57,925 --> 00:36:59,385
What is it?
526
00:37:00,803 --> 00:37:02,597
Concerned about me.
527
00:37:03,264 --> 00:37:05,308
Steve, what do you mean?
528
00:37:05,641 --> 00:37:07,810
Well, you don't think…
529
00:37:09,979 --> 00:37:14,609
You don't think he's chairman of
Shorter Enterprises for nothing, do you?
530
00:37:15,151 --> 00:37:16,903
Thank you, Alvin.
531
00:37:17,111 --> 00:37:19,906
I wonder if you'd be kind enough
to ask Steven to come in.
532
00:37:19,947 --> 00:37:22,450
I think he ought to hear
what we're now going to discuss.
533
00:37:22,575 --> 00:37:24,076
ALVIN: Right.
534
00:37:27,455 --> 00:37:29,332
Steve, come in please.
535
00:37:35,463 --> 00:37:37,798
MAN 1: Hi, Steve.
MAN 2: How are you, Steven?
536
00:37:43,304 --> 00:37:45,139
Good morning, Steve.
537
00:37:52,188 --> 00:37:53,814
ANDREW: Are you well, Steven?
538
00:37:53,940 --> 00:37:55,024
Yes.
539
00:37:56,359 --> 00:37:57,526
Good.
540
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:04,158
Now, Miss Crawford, gentlemen, we come
to the central point of today's meeting.
541
00:38:04,992 --> 00:38:06,160
Professor Tatham.
542
00:38:06,285 --> 00:38:08,621
We live in difficult times.
543
00:38:08,663 --> 00:38:10,831
We face on every side
the danger of overthrow
544
00:38:10,957 --> 00:38:13,709
by the forces of communism and anarchy.
545
00:38:14,835 --> 00:38:18,714
We must now, for the sake of
national cohesion and survival,
546
00:38:19,173 --> 00:38:21,717
lock together into a single mould.
547
00:38:23,010 --> 00:38:27,139
We must become one unit
to resist these forces.
548
00:38:28,182 --> 00:38:31,519
And to ensure this move we must,
of necessity,
549
00:38:32,353 --> 00:38:35,856
subdue the critical elements
in the country's youth.
550
00:38:37,692 --> 00:38:41,570
This is why we first made Steven Shorter
more violent than anyone else.
551
00:38:41,696 --> 00:38:44,907
Because we knew this violence
would have a more direct appeal
552
00:38:45,032 --> 00:38:47,201
to the youth of the moment.
553
00:38:48,327 --> 00:38:51,664
Now we're going to use that appeal
by changing it.
554
00:38:53,499 --> 00:38:56,544
Gentlemen, in accordance
with our planned campaign,
555
00:38:56,669 --> 00:39:00,214
and because we've reached
commercial saturation point,
556
00:39:01,090 --> 00:39:06,220
in ten days' time we're going to make
Steven Shorter repent.
557
00:39:07,096 --> 00:39:10,891
We're going to make him say,
"I'm sorry for what I've done."
558
00:39:11,017 --> 00:39:14,770
We're going to make him say,
"Now I want to go back into society.
559
00:39:14,895 --> 00:39:16,564
"Now I will accept law and order,
560
00:39:16,605 --> 00:39:19,734
"no longer will I criticise
or rock the boat."
561
00:39:19,775 --> 00:39:22,903
We're going to make Steven Shorter
say these things,
562
00:39:22,945 --> 00:39:27,950
because we want, as we've always wanted,
the youth of Britain to say them also.
563
00:39:28,784 --> 00:39:33,539
ANDREW: (CLEARS THROAT)
This is excellent. Very exciting.
564
00:39:35,541 --> 00:39:38,627
Now, for clothes and new designs,
Miss Crawford.
565
00:39:41,756 --> 00:39:44,300
(SOFT INSTRUMENTAL PIANO PLAYING)
566
00:39:51,932 --> 00:39:56,062
NARRATOR: August 14th,item on the agenda,
567
00:39:56,270 --> 00:39:58,606
"The Youth of the Future."
568
00:40:15,998 --> 00:40:17,625
As you can see, gentlemen,
569
00:40:17,750 --> 00:40:22,171
the accent in about ten days' time
will dramatically swing to…
570
00:40:22,296 --> 00:40:24,965
Thank you, Tony. Thank you, Daphne.
571
00:40:25,007 --> 00:40:29,261
To respectability, cleanliness,
social grace,
572
00:40:29,970 --> 00:40:33,099
and above all, a new-found innocence.
573
00:40:33,933 --> 00:40:39,105
The masculine line will become softer,
and the feminine line more feminine.
574
00:40:39,647 --> 00:40:44,026
And gone forever will be
the prison motif. Thank you, Tony.
575
00:40:44,777 --> 00:40:47,947
You will notice that Daphne
no longer wears the penal collar,
576
00:40:47,988 --> 00:40:50,157
but has an open, soft look.
577
00:40:50,825 --> 00:40:53,452
And that Tony no longer has
the restrictive stitching
578
00:40:53,494 --> 00:40:56,622
which imprisoned the body
in the last two years.
579
00:40:56,664 --> 00:40:59,166
He is freer, much freer.
580
00:41:00,042 --> 00:41:02,837
Thank you, Tony. Thank you, Daphne.
581
00:41:04,296 --> 00:41:07,800
In other words, gentlemen,
they are released.
582
00:41:09,677 --> 00:41:11,512
Thank you, gentlemen.
583
00:41:12,721 --> 00:41:15,558
Excellent, quite excellent.
584
00:41:16,308 --> 00:41:18,686
But as we've seen, gentlemen,
we are about to launch
585
00:41:18,811 --> 00:41:22,731
one of the most dramatic changes
of popular image ever seen.
586
00:41:22,857 --> 00:41:26,694
The only problem that remains is,
will the public en mass accept it?
587
00:41:26,735 --> 00:41:29,363
We believe so,
because of Steven's power.
588
00:41:29,488 --> 00:41:31,824
But to make sure,
my research team and I suggest
589
00:41:31,866 --> 00:41:35,536
that when you present Steven
in his new image for the first time,
590
00:41:35,578 --> 00:41:38,664
you do so in conjunction
with an establishment event.
591
00:41:38,706 --> 00:41:43,419
We have compiled a short list
from many dozens of applications.
592
00:41:43,544 --> 00:41:46,255
The Central Office of Information,
The Board of Trade,
593
00:41:46,380 --> 00:41:49,175
The Ministry of Defence,
The British Tourist Board.
594
00:41:49,216 --> 00:41:51,218
Yes, well, I've sounded out
the Foreign Office,
595
00:41:51,343 --> 00:41:53,554
and unofficially they've informed me
that they'd be delighted to
596
00:41:53,596 --> 00:41:56,015
sponsor Steven on a world tour.
597
00:41:56,056 --> 00:41:58,934
The Air Ministry,
The Inland Waterways Board,
598
00:41:59,059 --> 00:42:01,270
and the Commonwealth Office.
599
00:42:02,521 --> 00:42:05,691
ALVIN: Gentlemen, haven't we
forgotten someone?
600
00:42:08,068 --> 00:42:11,238
Haven't we forgotten the one person
who's smiled upon us all?
601
00:42:15,534 --> 00:42:19,205
♪ Onward, onward
602
00:42:19,246 --> 00:42:24,877
♪ Onward, Christian soldiers
603
00:42:24,919 --> 00:42:28,589
♪ Marching as to war
604
00:42:28,714 --> 00:42:34,762
♪ With the cross of Jesus
going on before
605
00:42:34,887 --> 00:42:36,263
♪ On before
606
00:42:38,098 --> 00:42:41,769
♪ Onward, Christian soldiers
607
00:42:41,810 --> 00:42:45,439
♪ Marching as to war
608
00:42:45,564 --> 00:42:51,487
♪ With the cross of Jesus
going on before
609
00:42:51,612 --> 00:42:52,947
♪ On before
610
00:42:53,072 --> 00:42:56,742
♪ Christ the royal Master
611
00:42:56,784 --> 00:42:59,495
♪ Leads against the foe
612
00:43:00,454 --> 00:43:04,250
♪ Forward into battle
613
00:43:04,291 --> 00:43:08,003
♪ See his banners go
614
00:43:08,128 --> 00:43:13,634
♪ Onward, Christian soldiers
615
00:43:13,759 --> 00:43:16,595
♪ Marching as to war
616
00:43:17,471 --> 00:43:23,644
♪ With the cross of Jesus
going on before
617
00:43:23,686 --> 00:43:25,104
♪ On before
618
00:43:39,827 --> 00:43:43,455
♪ Like a mighty army
619
00:43:43,497 --> 00:43:46,166
♪ Moves the church of God
620
00:43:47,501 --> 00:43:53,716
♪ Brother, we are treading
where the saints have trod
621
00:43:53,841 --> 00:43:55,009
♪ Have trod
622
00:43:55,050 --> 00:43:57,720
♪ We are not divided
623
00:43:58,721 --> 00:44:01,557
♪ All one body we
624
00:44:02,308 --> 00:44:09,064
♪ One in hope and doctrine
One in charity
625
00:44:09,857 --> 00:44:15,571
♪ Onward Christian soldiers
626
00:44:15,696 --> 00:44:18,198
♪ Marching as to war
627
00:44:19,366 --> 00:44:26,040
♪ With the cross of Jesus
going on before
628
00:44:26,874 --> 00:44:28,584
♪ Onward
♪ Onward
629
00:44:28,709 --> 00:44:32,463
♪ Onward
♪ Onward
630
00:44:32,546 --> 00:44:36,175
♪ Onward
♪ Onward
631
00:44:36,258 --> 00:44:38,052
♪ Onward
♪ Onward
632
00:44:38,177 --> 00:44:40,346
♪ Onward
♪ Onward ♪
633
00:44:50,022 --> 00:44:54,902
Was that happiness? Was that happiness?
Was that pure happiness?
634
00:44:54,943 --> 00:44:57,571
Music lovers,
and I know you are music lovers,
635
00:44:57,613 --> 00:45:01,742
I'm sure that even He,
sitting in his celestial sound booth,
636
00:45:01,867 --> 00:45:07,081
would have heard that and said,
"Open thy mouth, judge righteously.
637
00:45:07,581 --> 00:45:11,210
"And plead the cause
of the poor and the needy."
638
00:45:12,086 --> 00:45:17,466
In other words, Reverend Holinesses,
is it a hit or is it a miss?
639
00:45:17,591 --> 00:45:19,593
Oh, a hit. Yes, most definitely hit.
640
00:45:19,635 --> 00:45:20,761
Excellent.
641
00:45:20,803 --> 00:45:23,764
I think you've been influenced
by Count Basie, but excellent.
642
00:45:23,889 --> 00:45:28,727
A trifle noisy, but I think it will
serve our purpose excellently.
643
00:45:28,769 --> 00:45:30,145
Yes. Yes, it certainly will.
644
00:45:30,270 --> 00:45:31,730
Mmm-hmm.
645
00:45:32,439 --> 00:45:33,774
Gentlemen,
646
00:45:34,942 --> 00:45:39,571
aren't we in danger
of losing our spiritual bearings?
647
00:45:39,613 --> 00:45:43,826
We are in the process of launching
Christian Crusade Week.
648
00:45:43,951 --> 00:45:46,912
And the Steven Shorter Management Group
649
00:45:46,954 --> 00:45:50,582
have just agreed to lend us
the services of Shorter.
650
00:45:50,624 --> 00:45:54,753
The decline in church attendances,
according to poll figures, is such
651
00:45:54,795 --> 00:45:58,590
that by 1990 only the clergy
will be coming to church.
652
00:45:59,591 --> 00:46:01,927
This is, of course,
a slight exaggeration.
653
00:46:01,969 --> 00:46:07,433
But we do feel the need of something
radical being done about the situation.
654
00:46:09,309 --> 00:46:13,147
They seem to have more brains
than I gave them credit for.
655
00:46:14,481 --> 00:46:16,108
BISHOP: It's really quite simple.
656
00:46:16,150 --> 00:46:18,777
Steven Shorter has the largest following
657
00:46:18,819 --> 00:46:21,447
in the history ofthe entertainment business.
658
00:46:21,488 --> 00:46:25,659
We need a larger audience,so we're using Steve's.
659
00:46:25,701 --> 00:46:27,536
And we hope that through him,
660
00:46:27,661 --> 00:46:30,998
many of these followerswill return to the Faith.
661
00:46:43,177 --> 00:46:46,138
(WATCH-RADIO PLAYING
ONE OF STEVEN'S SONGS)
662
00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:17,211
Would you mind sitting down?
663
00:47:21,757 --> 00:47:23,008
Sorry.
664
00:47:24,343 --> 00:47:28,055
Is it only you on your radio?
Can we try another station?
665
00:47:30,224 --> 00:47:32,017
(STATION CHANGING)
666
00:47:32,059 --> 00:47:35,395
(THE SAME SONG PLAYS)
667
00:47:40,025 --> 00:47:41,443
And another?
668
00:47:43,570 --> 00:47:46,365
(SAME STEVEN SHORTER SONG PLAYING)
669
00:47:56,542 --> 00:48:00,295
Do you know, that's the first time
I've seen you smile?
670
00:48:00,921 --> 00:48:04,883
Yeah, well, I am human.
671
00:48:10,389 --> 00:48:12,474
I was beginning to wonder.
672
00:48:14,101 --> 00:48:16,478
VANESSA: You're always so tense.
673
00:48:16,770 --> 00:48:18,814
What do you do to relax?
674
00:48:20,274 --> 00:48:22,401
STEVEN: I listen to music.
675
00:48:23,110 --> 00:48:25,153
VANESSA: Always your own?
676
00:48:25,612 --> 00:48:27,114
Yeah.
677
00:48:29,324 --> 00:48:31,410
Do you do anything else?
678
00:48:32,911 --> 00:48:36,582
I mean, if you weren't here now,
what would you be doing?
679
00:48:39,501 --> 00:48:41,795
Well, I'd probably be asleep.
680
00:48:46,091 --> 00:48:48,135
At 3:00 in the afternoon?
681
00:48:49,303 --> 00:48:54,182
Yeah. Uh, I usually sleep
till about 5:00.
682
00:48:56,810 --> 00:48:59,646
Then I get up and watch the television.
683
00:49:01,481 --> 00:49:04,985
Children's programmes are on then.
I like them.
684
00:49:05,485 --> 00:49:07,946
- Are your parents alive?
- Yeah.
685
00:49:10,324 --> 00:49:13,452
Steven, have you been
really close to anyone?
686
00:49:16,121 --> 00:49:18,040
Yeah, well, Alvin and Julie have…
687
00:49:18,165 --> 00:49:22,044
Oh, come off it,
we all know what they're in it for.
688
00:49:25,047 --> 00:49:28,300
Yeah. But I mean, someone's got to
689
00:49:29,468 --> 00:49:31,845
bring me my tea in the mornings,
haven't they?
690
00:49:31,887 --> 00:49:35,891
Well, I wouldn't like to see those two
standing by my bedside.
691
00:49:36,892 --> 00:49:40,479
(CHUCKLES) I suppose you're right.
692
00:49:40,812 --> 00:49:42,981
Especially Uncle Julie.
693
00:49:43,482 --> 00:49:48,862
INTERVIEWER: Uh, Mr Jordan, what can you
tell us about Steven Shorter?
694
00:49:49,655 --> 00:49:52,699
What can I say?
It's like father and son.
695
00:49:53,158 --> 00:49:57,329
It's a family relationship.
Like, brother to brother.
696
00:49:57,371 --> 00:49:59,665
Well, it's the relationship that counts.
697
00:49:59,706 --> 00:50:02,918
I mean, he is unbelievably
adaptable to anything he does.
698
00:50:03,043 --> 00:50:08,048
It's when he calls me Uncle Julie,
it's when he confides in me,
699
00:50:08,715 --> 00:50:11,927
it's like, the other day
when he said to me,
700
00:50:12,052 --> 00:50:15,055
"Uncle Julie, if ever I have a daughter
701
00:50:15,180 --> 00:50:18,392
"I'd like to see her grow up
like your wife Gladys."
702
00:50:18,433 --> 00:50:22,604
Believe me when I tell you,
he never gives us any worries at all.
703
00:50:24,690 --> 00:50:27,734
So you've never really
been close to anyone?
704
00:50:29,403 --> 00:50:30,445
No.
705
00:50:30,904 --> 00:50:36,243
Well, there was this girl.
Once, about a year ago.
706
00:50:39,371 --> 00:50:40,872
She was nice.
707
00:50:42,249 --> 00:50:46,378
But we were on tour at the time,
and Alvin
708
00:50:47,587 --> 00:50:50,048
suggested I stop seeing her.
709
00:50:50,924 --> 00:50:52,426
And you did?
710
00:50:53,385 --> 00:50:54,761
Well, yeah.
711
00:50:55,387 --> 00:50:59,891
I mean, you must understand
that he is, in every sense of the word,
712
00:50:59,933 --> 00:51:01,601
a gilt-edged investment.
713
00:51:01,727 --> 00:51:04,604
I mean,
he is the most important personality
714
00:51:04,730 --> 00:51:06,898
in the entire history of show business.
715
00:51:06,940 --> 00:51:10,569
And therefore, he has to be
watched very carefully indeed.
716
00:51:10,610 --> 00:51:15,073
And as I tell him,
God has given him something
717
00:51:15,407 --> 00:51:18,285
he hasn't given to anyone
in the last 500 years.
718
00:51:18,326 --> 00:51:20,162
He does not belong to himself,
719
00:51:20,287 --> 00:51:22,122
he belongs to the world.
720
00:51:22,247 --> 00:51:26,918
And therefore,
he no longer has any right to himself.
721
00:51:27,669 --> 00:51:31,465
VANESSA: Yesterday he broughtalong a framed picture of Alvin.
722
00:51:31,506 --> 00:51:34,134
One that Alvin wanted to give me…
723
00:51:34,968 --> 00:51:38,305
I think Alvin's got a thing about me,if you know what I mean.
724
00:51:38,430 --> 00:51:41,641
And well,it had been signed something like,
725
00:51:42,267 --> 00:51:44,978
"With me it's not love but happiness."
726
00:51:45,479 --> 00:51:49,107
You know, I thought this was very funnyand I laughed.
727
00:51:49,649 --> 00:51:52,194
And then he laughed as well and…
728
00:51:52,986 --> 00:51:54,196
Well…
729
00:51:54,446 --> 00:51:55,864
It was nice.
730
00:51:56,823 --> 00:52:00,660
But then he sort ofdrew back into himself and it was over.
731
00:52:01,995 --> 00:52:04,331
And that's how it normally is.
732
00:52:05,207 --> 00:52:07,834
It's very difficult to get near him.
733
00:52:08,794 --> 00:52:10,837
Which is why, I suppose,
734
00:52:11,838 --> 00:52:13,548
the painting is…
735
00:52:14,466 --> 00:52:16,676
well, so far, empty.
736
00:52:17,844 --> 00:52:21,014
You may not believe this
but a short while back
737
00:52:21,056 --> 00:52:23,016
we counted every hair on his head.
738
00:52:23,141 --> 00:52:26,686
The reason being is that
we're marketing a Steven Shorter wig
739
00:52:26,812 --> 00:52:31,191
and we like to guarantee that
the placing of every hair is identical.
740
00:52:32,025 --> 00:52:35,028
Another… Another point of interest is
741
00:52:35,153 --> 00:52:38,532
that when we cut Steve's hair,
we do not sell this.
742
00:52:38,573 --> 00:52:42,369
I must make a point of this.
We do not sell the cut hair.
743
00:52:42,410 --> 00:52:43,537
We donate this to charity.
744
00:52:44,579 --> 00:52:47,541
(AVE MARIA PLAYING
ON RECORD PLAYER)
745
00:52:59,052 --> 00:53:00,595
NARRATOR: On August 20th,
746
00:53:01,054 --> 00:53:05,559
the combined churches of Britainand Steven Shorter Enterprises Ltd.
747
00:53:05,684 --> 00:53:07,727
hold a press conference.
748
00:53:21,533 --> 00:53:25,412
All right, now, ladies and gentlemen,
may I have your attention, please?
749
00:53:25,453 --> 00:53:27,622
Can we have the proper decorum, please?
750
00:53:27,747 --> 00:53:29,708
Gentlemen of the press,
can we cool it with the cigars?
751
00:53:29,749 --> 00:53:33,879
Drink plenty of the champagne,
it's from the Vatican vineyards.
752
00:53:35,922 --> 00:53:38,466
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
you all know about the great events
753
00:53:38,592 --> 00:53:41,636
about to take place next week
in the National Stadium.
754
00:53:41,761 --> 00:53:43,388
Freddie, would you come here
for a second, please?
755
00:53:43,430 --> 00:53:45,265
Now, this is the poster
that will be displayed
756
00:53:45,390 --> 00:53:47,434
in prominent places
throughout the country.
757
00:53:47,559 --> 00:53:48,935
(CHUCKLES) Now, do you notice something
758
00:53:49,060 --> 00:53:50,729
a little different
about Steve's position?
759
00:53:50,770 --> 00:53:52,439
You do, right?
Well, we'll talk about that
760
00:53:52,480 --> 00:53:54,232
and we'll tell you more about that
a little later on.
761
00:53:54,274 --> 00:53:57,235
By the way, at the bottom sits
the picture of the Reverend Jeremy Tate,
762
00:53:57,319 --> 00:53:59,487
who'll be introduced to you
a little later on as well.
763
00:53:59,654 --> 00:54:02,115
Now, you'll notice
that the price of the tickets range from
764
00:54:02,240 --> 00:54:04,451
10 shillings to £25,
765
00:54:04,576 --> 00:54:06,786
for those of us
who are a little more fortunate.
766
00:54:06,912 --> 00:54:07,954
(ALL LAUGH)
767
00:54:08,079 --> 00:54:10,790
At this time, ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to introduce
768
00:54:10,916 --> 00:54:14,294
your friend, my friend,
and certainly God's friend,
769
00:54:15,337 --> 00:54:19,466
a honey of a chap and a million laughs,
let's welcome the Bishop of Essex.
770
00:54:19,507 --> 00:54:21,468
(ALL CLAPPING)
771
00:54:22,302 --> 00:54:23,678
Thank you.
772
00:54:25,138 --> 00:54:30,143
I feel sure, after such an introduction,
that heaven must be round the corner.
773
00:54:30,810 --> 00:54:32,354
Isn't he wild?
774
00:54:33,980 --> 00:54:37,317
Ladies and gentlemen,
it is my pleasant duty
775
00:54:37,442 --> 00:54:41,655
to introduce the brightest star
in our clerical firmament,
776
00:54:41,988 --> 00:54:46,660
who will join with Steven Shorter
in our great drive for God.
777
00:54:47,452 --> 00:54:50,705
I give you the Reverend Jeremy Tate.
778
00:54:51,122 --> 00:54:52,874
Come along, Jeremy.
779
00:54:57,045 --> 00:54:58,505
REPORTER 1: Is there anything
you'd like to tell us
780
00:54:58,546 --> 00:55:00,173
about the Reverend Jeremy Tate?
781
00:55:00,215 --> 00:55:03,134
Yes, he's 35, lives alone,
and loves a good day of fishing.
782
00:55:03,176 --> 00:55:04,511
(CROWD LAUGHING)
783
00:55:04,552 --> 00:55:06,680
In holy waters, naturally.
784
00:55:09,349 --> 00:55:13,019
REPORTER 1: Yes, but hasn't the Reverend
Jeremy Tate got any views himself?
785
00:55:13,144 --> 00:55:15,897
The church's views and those of
the Reverend Jeremy Tate
786
00:55:16,022 --> 00:55:19,359
will be found in the official pamphlet,
pages 3 and 4.
787
00:55:19,401 --> 00:55:21,903
REPORTER 2: My Lord,
isn't the church using Mr Shorter
788
00:55:22,028 --> 00:55:24,489
for the purpose of gaining converts?
789
00:55:24,531 --> 00:55:29,160
At one time, the church used the methods
of the Inquisition to gain converts.
790
00:55:29,244 --> 00:55:32,163
We find Mr Shorter
a little less painful.
791
00:55:32,831 --> 00:55:34,332
Don't we, Jeremy?
792
00:55:34,374 --> 00:55:37,043
ALVIN: You thought I was the only one
with the answers, eh?
793
00:55:37,085 --> 00:55:40,922
Steve, would you like to come up here
for a moment, please?
794
00:55:43,174 --> 00:55:44,718
Steven Shorter.
795
00:55:44,884 --> 00:55:46,553
(CLAPPING)
796
00:55:46,886 --> 00:55:49,889
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
as you can see,
797
00:55:49,931 --> 00:55:52,517
this is the first time
you have ever seen Steven Shorter
798
00:55:52,559 --> 00:55:54,519
wearing the colour red.
799
00:55:54,561 --> 00:55:56,062
Now, let me make this clear.
800
00:55:56,104 --> 00:56:00,567
Red is the colour that is associated
with the release of Steven Shorter,
801
00:56:00,734 --> 00:56:03,903
which will be seen by the public,
next week, at the National Stadium.
802
00:56:04,070 --> 00:56:06,698
But naturally,
for you fine gentlemen of the press,
803
00:56:06,740 --> 00:56:10,618
we are now holding
a sort of pre-release of this release.
804
00:56:10,744 --> 00:56:13,872
Sort of giving him
a slight temporary freedom.
805
00:56:13,913 --> 00:56:17,417
Now, here we have the keys
to Steven's freedom.
806
00:56:17,917 --> 00:56:19,085
Steve.
807
00:56:20,545 --> 00:56:21,963
There's one.
808
00:56:23,548 --> 00:56:24,883
Here we go. There's two.
809
00:56:24,924 --> 00:56:26,926
Steve, would you hold the hands up?
Ladies and gentlemen,
810
00:56:27,052 --> 00:56:28,970
Steven Shorter is released.
Steve, hold those hands up.
811
00:56:32,724 --> 00:56:34,267
STEVEN: What…
812
00:56:35,101 --> 00:56:37,479
What would you say if I…
813
00:56:39,647 --> 00:56:41,649
If I say I wanted to…
814
00:56:43,818 --> 00:56:45,403
I wanted to…
815
00:56:47,280 --> 00:56:48,948
stop all this?
816
00:56:50,075 --> 00:56:52,619
ANDREW: Well, I'd say
it was unfortunate.
817
00:56:52,660 --> 00:56:54,788
More for us than for you.
818
00:56:56,122 --> 00:57:01,461
You see, I believe you play
a very important part
819
00:57:02,337 --> 00:57:04,130
in society, Steven.
820
00:57:07,592 --> 00:57:09,803
How can I explain it to you?
821
00:57:12,472 --> 00:57:13,640
I…
822
00:57:17,310 --> 00:57:18,812
Come with me.
823
00:57:27,946 --> 00:57:30,824
There are millions of people down there.
824
00:57:31,658 --> 00:57:33,827
Millions of little people.
825
00:57:37,122 --> 00:57:40,959
First, we must be quite clear
in our minds about one thing.
826
00:57:42,001 --> 00:57:45,380
That the liberal idea,
that given enough education
827
00:57:45,547 --> 00:57:49,676
these millions will grow
into self-aware, creative human beings
828
00:57:50,802 --> 00:57:53,179
is nothing but an exploded myth.
829
00:57:54,639 --> 00:57:56,474
It can never happen.
830
00:57:58,351 --> 00:58:00,854
They're stunted little creatures,
831
00:58:01,187 --> 00:58:04,899
with primitive emotions
that are in themselves dangerous.
832
00:58:05,567 --> 00:58:08,361
They've got to be harnessed, guided.
833
00:58:10,155 --> 00:58:14,200
We've seen this happen over
and over again for an evil purpose.
834
00:58:14,534 --> 00:58:17,203
Germany, Russia, China…
835
00:58:20,039 --> 00:58:24,085
But now, we've got a chance
to make it work for our own good…
836
00:58:26,212 --> 00:58:27,338
You.
837
00:58:29,549 --> 00:58:31,718
You're our chance, Steven.
838
00:58:32,385 --> 00:58:35,180
They identify with you, they love you.
839
00:58:37,515 --> 00:58:41,186
Steven, you can lead them
840
00:58:41,895 --> 00:58:44,022
into a better way of life.
841
00:58:45,106 --> 00:58:47,192
A fruitful conformity.
842
00:59:16,429 --> 00:59:20,892
Steven, may I say how delighted
we all are to have you with us today?
843
00:59:24,604 --> 00:59:28,942
And I'm sure everybody will join me
in wishing you every success
844
00:59:29,776 --> 00:59:31,611
for tomorrow night.
845
00:59:41,412 --> 00:59:43,289
I'd… I think I'd…
846
00:59:45,083 --> 00:59:47,585
prefer hot chocolate instead.
847
00:59:53,299 --> 00:59:55,760
You would prefer what, Steven?
848
00:59:55,802 --> 00:59:58,471
I'd like some hot chocolate instead.
849
00:59:59,889 --> 01:00:02,642
You'd like some, too, wouldn't you?
850
01:00:07,105 --> 01:00:09,148
Well…
851
01:00:09,232 --> 01:00:11,943
Um, okay, yes.
852
01:00:14,737 --> 01:00:16,739
You'll join us, Andrew?
853
01:00:18,491 --> 01:00:19,993
Yes, why not?
854
01:00:22,578 --> 01:00:23,830
STEVEN: And everybody else, too?
855
01:00:23,913 --> 01:00:26,666
ANDREW: Yes. Everybody else, too.
856
01:00:28,001 --> 01:00:30,253
Hot chocolate for everyone,
please, William.
857
01:00:30,336 --> 01:00:32,463
- Hot chocolate, sir?
- Yes, hot chocolate.
858
01:00:32,505 --> 01:00:34,507
I'd prefer the wine, if you don't mind.
859
01:00:34,590 --> 01:00:38,136
ANDREW: (CHUCKLING) Oh, Martin, come.
You haven't tasted my chocolate.
860
01:00:38,177 --> 01:00:40,763
It has the most exquisite bouquet.
861
01:00:43,349 --> 01:00:46,019
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you, William.
862
01:00:48,855 --> 01:00:52,525
Martin, can't you see that
what Steven did was a protest?
863
01:00:53,693 --> 01:00:56,195
Don't be absurd, Andrew. He had nothing
whatever to protest about.
864
01:00:56,321 --> 01:00:58,364
- Oh, Martin…
- He was just being extremely tiresome.
865
01:00:58,489 --> 01:00:59,699
It isn't as simple as that.
866
01:00:59,782 --> 01:01:01,117
Now, look, I'm getting sick and tired
of people
867
01:01:01,200 --> 01:01:02,785
of people telling me
how to do my own job.
868
01:01:02,869 --> 01:01:06,497
You won't have a job to do unless
you stop treating him like a machine.
869
01:01:06,539 --> 01:01:07,832
Now, look, Andrew,
let's get one thing straight.
870
01:01:07,874 --> 01:01:10,168
He's a sensitive boy
and not unintelligent.
871
01:01:10,209 --> 01:01:15,214
In two and a half years, I have brought
that boy up from nothing to what he is.
872
01:01:15,340 --> 01:01:17,884
Now, during practically every single day
of that two and a half years,
873
01:01:18,009 --> 01:01:20,553
I have watched and moulded Steven.
874
01:01:21,387 --> 01:01:23,723
And I think I'm going to know better
than anybody else if that boy
875
01:01:23,806 --> 01:01:26,726
is psychologically disturbed
or just being plain bloody-minded…
876
01:01:26,809 --> 01:01:28,394
- What he did today…
- Today, he was just being
877
01:01:28,478 --> 01:01:29,520
plain bloody-minded.
878
01:01:29,562 --> 01:01:32,690
What he did today,
he did out of desperation.
879
01:01:32,899 --> 01:01:35,234
- Desperation…
- Yes, desperation.
880
01:01:35,360 --> 01:01:37,070
I mean, tell me, why don't any of them
do anything?
881
01:01:37,195 --> 01:01:39,322
Why don't they stop me? Any of them!
882
01:01:39,405 --> 01:01:41,240
Just one, Butler or somebody! Why?
883
01:01:41,324 --> 01:01:43,743
I mean, they just take it, don't they?
They just drink the stuff.
884
01:01:43,868 --> 01:01:45,328
Why doesn't Butler stop me?
885
01:01:45,411 --> 01:01:46,996
They probably thought
you had a reason for it, Steve.
886
01:01:47,080 --> 01:01:49,248
- I mean, I thought you had a reason.
- Oh, God! Reason, reason…
887
01:01:49,374 --> 01:01:51,667
I don't need a reason.
None of them got the guts to say,
888
01:01:51,751 --> 01:01:53,920
"Get stuffed, Steve!" once and for all.
889
01:01:54,045 --> 01:01:57,006
They don't need a reason,
they just take it and love it!
890
01:01:57,090 --> 01:01:59,926
We'll drink your marvellous
hot chocolate with our lobster.
891
01:02:00,009 --> 01:02:03,930
And love it! Marvellous!
None of them says no!
892
01:02:04,055 --> 01:02:05,765
Some of them didn't want to do it.
893
01:02:05,890 --> 01:02:07,683
STEVEN: All right, so some of them
didn't want to do it.
894
01:02:07,767 --> 01:02:10,603
But every single one of them did it,
didn't they? Not one refused.
895
01:02:10,686 --> 01:02:12,772
You didn't even stand up
and refuse to do it.
896
01:02:12,855 --> 01:02:16,943
I mean, you're just the same as the rest
of them. You drank the bloody stuff!
897
01:02:17,026 --> 01:02:18,069
- What about you?
- What?
898
01:02:18,111 --> 01:02:19,612
- You never say no, do you?
- What?
899
01:02:19,737 --> 01:02:23,116
I've never heard you say no to anyone.
Not Alvin, Butler, Crossley, anyone.
900
01:02:23,241 --> 01:02:25,535
I mean, I know nobody ever says no
any more, I know that!
901
01:02:25,618 --> 01:02:27,912
But who do you think made this happen?
Who's responsible?
902
01:02:27,954 --> 01:02:29,414
What made it happen? You did!
903
01:02:29,455 --> 01:02:31,624
How am I responsible?
What's so special about me?
904
01:02:31,749 --> 01:02:34,794
Steve, people admire you.
I admire you, Butler admires you.
905
01:02:34,919 --> 01:02:38,464
They look up to you. You represent
something very important to them.
906
01:02:38,589 --> 01:02:41,467
What do you mean, "represent"?
Tell me, what do I represent?
907
01:02:54,480 --> 01:02:59,235
NARRATOR: September 10th,the National Stadium, in London.
908
01:03:06,451 --> 01:03:08,161
(MEN CHATTERING)
909
01:03:13,916 --> 01:03:15,960
(CHEERLEADERS CHEERING)
910
01:03:33,811 --> 01:03:35,521
(PEOPLE CLAPPING)
911
01:03:54,165 --> 01:03:56,042
BOY: I can't reach it.
912
01:03:57,293 --> 01:03:59,003
I can't reach it!
913
01:04:00,838 --> 01:04:03,382
- There. Now can you reach it?
- Yes.
914
01:04:04,133 --> 01:04:05,343
May…
915
01:04:10,056 --> 01:04:11,849
Mmm. May the…
916
01:04:12,391 --> 01:04:16,395
May the love of God be always with you.Amen.
917
01:04:17,021 --> 01:04:18,731
(CROWD CHEERING)
918
01:04:27,031 --> 01:04:28,658
NARRATOR: What you are now watching,
919
01:04:28,741 --> 01:04:33,579
is the largest staging of nationalismin the history of Great Britain.
920
01:04:40,753 --> 01:04:45,925
Now is the beginningof Christian Crusade Week.
921
01:04:47,176 --> 01:04:50,555
And praise be to God.
922
01:05:05,278 --> 01:05:08,614
NARRATOR: Led by a sectionof the Durham Queen's Scouts,
923
01:05:08,698 --> 01:05:12,201
detachments of Christian bodiesfrom all over the country
924
01:05:12,285 --> 01:05:16,038
pulse with ear-tingling musicand breathless precision
925
01:05:16,122 --> 01:05:19,959
into an unequalled expressionof national solidarity.
926
01:05:20,084 --> 01:05:21,627
(BAND PLAYING)
927
01:06:31,781 --> 01:06:36,160
We calculate that the gate money
from each of these performances
928
01:06:36,202 --> 01:06:40,873
will gross, on average,
approximately £135,000.
929
01:07:27,086 --> 01:07:29,422
NARRATOR: The coalition governmentof Britain,
930
01:07:29,505 --> 01:07:32,842
formed because of the complete lackof difference between the policies
931
01:07:32,925 --> 01:07:35,428
of the Conservative and Labour Parties,
932
01:07:35,511 --> 01:07:38,597
has given both its blessingand a state subsidy
933
01:07:38,681 --> 01:07:41,308
to the mountingof Christian Crusade Week.
934
01:07:41,392 --> 01:07:44,562
Because as the official pamphlet states,
935
01:07:44,645 --> 01:07:48,566
"We need no longer haveany disturbing political differences
936
01:07:48,649 --> 01:07:53,863
"when we are all of one faithand believe in one God and one flag."
937
01:08:41,285 --> 01:08:42,661
(MUSIC STOPS)
938
01:08:49,460 --> 01:08:53,255
This black card will be issued to you
939
01:08:54,173 --> 01:08:56,675
as you leave the stadium tonight.
940
01:08:57,635 --> 01:09:01,472
On it, there are three words.
941
01:09:01,764 --> 01:09:05,684
They are simple words,but they are vital words.
942
01:09:07,144 --> 01:09:12,566
They are words which we must now,all of us, begin using.
943
01:09:13,234 --> 01:09:17,488
Because since the end of the war,we in Britain
944
01:09:17,571 --> 01:09:23,536
have become apathetic, slack,loose in our morality.
945
01:09:23,994 --> 01:09:29,542
National cohesionhas become unimportant to us!
946
01:09:31,502 --> 01:09:35,673
We must fight this! We must!
947
01:09:36,382 --> 01:09:42,263
Now, all of us begin to usethe words on the card.
948
01:09:42,972 --> 01:09:47,226
We will conform! Those are the words.
949
01:09:48,269 --> 01:09:52,815
We will conform!And when I say the word "conform",
950
01:09:52,940 --> 01:09:57,903
I want all of you to shoutin one clear voice in reply.
951
01:09:58,529 --> 01:10:01,699
We will conform!
952
01:10:02,283 --> 01:10:04,785
Now, conform.
953
01:10:05,119 --> 01:10:07,496
CROWD: We will conform!
954
01:10:07,580 --> 01:10:09,164
And above all,
955
01:10:09,748 --> 01:10:13,627
we must follow the exampleof a young man,
956
01:10:14,128 --> 01:10:19,592
who found repentance, who found faith,who found God.
957
01:10:20,009 --> 01:10:25,014
Who found all of these things.Who found the Word.
958
01:10:25,681 --> 01:10:30,102
And now, he's here with you tonight.
959
01:10:33,731 --> 01:10:36,108
To our shining example…
960
01:10:38,277 --> 01:10:39,904
To the light…
961
01:10:40,696 --> 01:10:42,239
To the path…
962
01:10:43,032 --> 01:10:44,533
To the way…
963
01:10:48,370 --> 01:10:50,080
(CROWD CHEERING)
964
01:12:25,134 --> 01:12:29,013
♪ And did those feet
965
01:12:29,596 --> 01:12:34,685
♪ In ancient times
966
01:12:36,103 --> 01:12:41,900
♪ Walk upon England's mountains green?
967
01:12:43,986 --> 01:12:49,408
♪ And was the holy
968
01:12:49,491 --> 01:12:53,162
♪ Lamb of God
969
01:12:55,247 --> 01:13:02,046
♪ On England's pleasant pastures seen?
970
01:13:03,672 --> 01:13:10,721
♪ And did the Countenance Divine
971
01:13:12,806 --> 01:13:17,352
♪ Shine forth upon
972
01:13:17,895 --> 01:13:22,357
♪ A clouded hill?
973
01:13:23,025 --> 01:13:27,946
♪ And was Jerusalem
974
01:13:28,030 --> 01:13:31,909
♪ Builded here
975
01:13:34,161 --> 01:13:40,501
♪ Among these dark satanic mills?
976
01:13:46,965 --> 01:13:51,178
♪ Bring me my bow
977
01:13:51,720 --> 01:13:56,308
♪ Of burning gold!
978
01:13:58,310 --> 01:14:04,399
♪ Bring me my arrows of desire!
979
01:14:06,151 --> 01:14:10,489
♪ Bring me my spear!
980
01:14:10,906 --> 01:14:15,452
♪ O clouds, unfold!
981
01:14:15,786 --> 01:14:23,001
♪ Bring me my chariot of fire!
982
01:14:25,420 --> 01:14:28,715
♪ I will not cease
983
01:14:30,134 --> 01:14:34,304
♪ From mental fight
984
01:14:34,888 --> 01:14:38,392
♪ Nor shall my sword
985
01:14:38,475 --> 01:14:43,063
♪ Sleep in my hand
986
01:14:43,147 --> 01:14:49,570
♪ Till we have built Jerusalem
987
01:14:51,864 --> 01:14:58,453
♪ In England's green and pleasant land ♪
988
01:15:17,264 --> 01:15:19,057
(CROWD APPLAUDING)
989
01:16:12,653 --> 01:16:15,739
ALVIN: Now, it has been suggestedthat Steve's song,
990
01:16:15,822 --> 01:16:18,033
which was specially writtenfor this occasion,
991
01:16:18,116 --> 01:16:21,036
may have certain auto-suggestivequalities to it,
992
01:16:21,119 --> 01:16:24,915
from which the sick may derivesome internal benefit.
993
01:16:24,998 --> 01:16:27,668
Uh, therefore,those less fortunate than us
994
01:16:27,751 --> 01:16:30,712
will be brought before Stevein invalid chairs,
995
01:16:30,796 --> 01:16:35,175
uh, which we shall be providingif I may say, free of charge.
996
01:17:15,799 --> 01:17:20,345
♪ I see it all before me
997
01:17:20,429 --> 01:17:24,433
♪ My past of restless wander
998
01:17:25,183 --> 01:17:29,104
♪ An evil heart within me
999
01:17:29,855 --> 01:17:33,900
♪ An evil hand to hold
1000
01:17:34,484 --> 01:17:38,989
♪ But in my hour of darkness
1001
01:17:39,072 --> 01:17:43,410
♪ A sun began to shine
1002
01:17:43,660 --> 01:17:48,165
♪ A sweeping spirit moved me
1003
01:17:48,415 --> 01:17:52,377
♪ A shining light was mine
1004
01:17:53,170 --> 01:17:56,882
♪ I see a pasture
1005
01:17:57,549 --> 01:18:01,928
♪ All green and gold
1006
01:18:02,095 --> 01:18:06,058
♪ A shepherd walking
1007
01:18:06,391 --> 01:18:11,229
♪ So brave and bold
1008
01:18:11,313 --> 01:18:15,400
♪ A congregation
1009
01:18:15,817 --> 01:18:20,197
♪ All on their knees
1010
01:18:20,447 --> 01:18:24,534
♪ His arms outstretching
1011
01:18:24,910 --> 01:18:28,455
♪ To you and me
1012
01:18:28,538 --> 01:18:30,874
♪ You and me
1013
01:18:48,392 --> 01:18:52,604
♪ We need his hand to guide us
1014
01:18:53,021 --> 01:18:57,234
♪ Along this chosen road
1015
01:18:57,609 --> 01:19:02,197
♪ We need his love to save us
1016
01:19:02,322 --> 01:19:06,034
♪ And bear our heavy load
1017
01:19:06,785 --> 01:19:11,206
♪ His pain was not for nothing
1018
01:19:11,498 --> 01:19:15,252
♪ His tears were not in vain
1019
01:19:16,086 --> 01:19:20,424
♪ What can a man believe in
1020
01:19:20,757 --> 01:19:25,137
♪ If not in Jesus' name
1021
01:19:25,470 --> 01:19:29,266
♪ I see a chapel
1022
01:19:29,808 --> 01:19:33,311
♪ High in the sky
1023
01:19:34,229 --> 01:19:38,108
♪ Someone is waiting
1024
01:19:38,817 --> 01:19:42,154
♪ A tear in his eye
1025
01:19:43,405 --> 01:19:47,784
♪ I see him calling
1026
01:19:47,951 --> 01:19:52,247
♪ I see him smile
1027
01:19:52,456 --> 01:19:56,460
♪ And in his arms
1028
01:19:57,169 --> 01:20:01,173
♪ A little child
1029
01:20:01,548 --> 01:20:05,260
♪ His door is open
1030
01:20:05,969 --> 01:20:10,140
♪ To everyone
1031
01:20:10,432 --> 01:20:14,728
♪ I kneel, kneel before him
1032
01:20:14,811 --> 01:20:19,316
♪ My time has come
1033
01:20:19,399 --> 01:20:23,236
♪ Oh, Father, Father
1034
01:20:23,612 --> 01:20:28,158
♪ Your children call
1035
01:20:28,241 --> 01:20:31,745
♪ Descend, O, Mother
1036
01:20:31,828 --> 01:20:35,707
♪ Forgive, forgive us all
1037
01:20:35,790 --> 01:20:39,044
♪ Forgive us all ♪
1038
01:21:27,717 --> 01:21:31,471
NARRATOR: In one eveningin the National Stadium,
1039
01:21:31,555 --> 01:21:36,309
forty-nine thousand peoplegave themselves to God and flag.
1040
01:21:36,977 --> 01:21:38,979
Through Steven Shorter.
1041
01:22:23,648 --> 01:22:25,025
TATE: Conform!
1042
01:22:25,108 --> 01:22:27,319
CROWD: We will conform!
1043
01:22:27,402 --> 01:22:29,613
TATE: And above all
1044
01:22:29,696 --> 01:22:33,325
we must follow the exampleof a young man,
1045
01:22:34,034 --> 01:22:39,539
who found repentance, who found faith,who found God.
1046
01:22:39,998 --> 01:22:45,003
Who found all of these things.Who found the Word.
1047
01:22:45,670 --> 01:22:50,008
And now, he's here with you tonight.
1048
01:22:53,595 --> 01:22:56,598
To our shining example…
1049
01:22:58,266 --> 01:22:59,851
To the light…
1050
01:23:00,644 --> 01:23:02,479
To the path…
1051
01:23:02,937 --> 01:23:04,481
To the way…
1052
01:23:07,067 --> 01:23:08,777
(CROWD CHEERING)
1053
01:23:21,665 --> 01:23:23,625
What does he think?
1054
01:23:29,673 --> 01:23:32,133
What does he think I am? A…
1055
01:23:47,357 --> 01:23:48,650
Steve…
1056
01:23:50,777 --> 01:23:53,029
You could stop all this now.
1057
01:23:55,490 --> 01:23:57,242
And I want you to.
1058
01:24:00,912 --> 01:24:02,080
Why?
1059
01:24:04,040 --> 01:24:07,752
Oh, I'm… I'm not asking you
to feel anything for me.
1060
01:24:07,836 --> 01:24:10,380
It's not that at all. It's just that…
1061
01:24:10,463 --> 01:24:11,548
(SNIFFLING)
1062
01:24:11,631 --> 01:24:14,801
I think you must…
You must go away somewhere.
1063
01:24:16,845 --> 01:24:19,139
You really need to. Honestly.
1064
01:24:22,517 --> 01:24:24,936
My parents have got this place
in the country,
1065
01:24:25,019 --> 01:24:28,481
and they're away at the moment and…
1066
01:24:29,399 --> 01:24:31,609
I think we should go there.
1067
01:24:34,821 --> 01:24:36,531
What did you say?
1068
01:24:39,159 --> 01:24:41,703
(VOICE BREAKING) What did you say?
1069
01:24:42,120 --> 01:24:44,622
I said I think we should go away.
1070
01:24:53,006 --> 01:24:54,340
Oh, yeah.
1071
01:24:59,179 --> 01:25:00,764
Like everybody,
1072
01:25:03,475 --> 01:25:06,394
you want something. I mean it's obvious
1073
01:25:06,686 --> 01:25:08,730
what you want, isn't it?
1074
01:25:12,484 --> 01:25:14,068
(WHIMPERS)
1075
01:25:15,904 --> 01:25:17,197
(SOBBING)
1076
01:25:17,280 --> 01:25:18,782
Oh, Steven!
1077
01:25:20,784 --> 01:25:22,702
I know it's not easy.
1078
01:25:32,587 --> 01:25:35,381
VANESSA: I can't stay here. We must go.
1079
01:25:36,216 --> 01:25:37,300
Oh!
1080
01:25:48,353 --> 01:25:50,396
Do you want to come?
1081
01:25:53,149 --> 01:25:54,567
What is it?
1082
01:25:55,276 --> 01:25:57,028
Steve, let me see.
1083
01:26:03,284 --> 01:26:04,494
Steve,
1084
01:26:05,411 --> 01:26:07,247
take your shirt off.
1085
01:26:08,373 --> 01:26:09,666
Come on.
1086
01:26:21,177 --> 01:26:22,470
Oh, God.
1087
01:26:25,640 --> 01:26:28,518
Steve, how long have you been like this?
1088
01:26:33,356 --> 01:26:36,150
I thought your act was only pretending.
1089
01:26:40,864 --> 01:26:43,241
Steve, you've got to stop this.
1090
01:26:43,825 --> 01:26:45,702
You must stop it now.
1091
01:27:15,815 --> 01:27:17,025
Steve,
1092
01:27:18,109 --> 01:27:19,944
what is it you want?
1093
01:27:20,695 --> 01:27:22,363
(STEVEN SOBBING)
1094
01:27:24,365 --> 01:27:26,075
What do you want?
1095
01:27:32,540 --> 01:27:36,461
I then found out
he was seeing this girl, er, secretly.
1096
01:27:37,295 --> 01:27:40,590
And I say secretly,
otherwise I would have known.
1097
01:27:41,049 --> 01:27:42,342
Now, uh,
1098
01:27:44,218 --> 01:27:46,638
yeah, I was about to break it up.
1099
01:27:47,388 --> 01:27:49,766
But I said to myself, "Wait.
1100
01:27:50,308 --> 01:27:53,227
"Isn't he entitled to something?
1101
01:27:53,311 --> 01:27:56,439
"I mean, he gives of himself so much.
1102
01:27:56,522 --> 01:28:00,693
"I mean, isn't he entitled
to his own small corner of the world?"
1103
01:28:01,694 --> 01:28:06,366
But I guess in this deal, there're…
Just there're no small corners.
1104
01:28:19,587 --> 01:28:21,631
What would you say if…
1105
01:28:26,344 --> 01:28:28,513
If I asked you to marry me?
1106
01:28:37,188 --> 01:28:39,232
Steve, it wouldn't work.
1107
01:28:42,860 --> 01:28:44,362
Look, listen.
1108
01:28:46,614 --> 01:28:49,701
I'm very selfish probably
when I say this,
1109
01:28:51,202 --> 01:28:53,705
but it could only be on my terms.
1110
01:28:57,083 --> 01:28:58,459
Come here.
1111
01:28:59,502 --> 01:29:02,046
I'm a very private person.
1112
01:29:04,048 --> 01:29:05,883
I'm very possessive.
1113
01:29:09,095 --> 01:29:11,389
We'd never be alone together,
1114
01:29:12,348 --> 01:29:14,058
not really alone.
1115
01:29:26,821 --> 01:29:28,865
NARRATOR: September 25th,
1116
01:29:28,948 --> 01:29:32,452
the Federated Recordsaward giving dinner in London.
1117
01:29:32,535 --> 01:29:34,370
REPORTER: Uh, Miss Ritchie…
1118
01:29:34,454 --> 01:29:36,205
Um…
1119
01:29:36,289 --> 01:29:37,832
Is there anything you'd like to say
1120
01:29:37,915 --> 01:29:41,544
concerning Steve's recent
stadium appearance?
1121
01:29:42,211 --> 01:29:44,464
No, I've got nothing to say.
1122
01:29:45,423 --> 01:29:47,967
- REPORTER: Nothing at all?
- No.
1123
01:29:49,510 --> 01:29:53,181
REPORTER: Well, what do you think
about tonight's award?
1124
01:29:55,391 --> 01:29:59,062
I think it's very remarkable.
1125
01:30:01,105 --> 01:30:05,026
Uh, ladies and gentlemen,
may I have your attention, please?
1126
01:30:07,236 --> 01:30:08,613
Thank you.
1127
01:30:08,988 --> 01:30:13,618
Now, this is the moment
you all have been waiting for.
1128
01:30:14,368 --> 01:30:18,623
What else can I say but Steven Shorter!
1129
01:30:18,706 --> 01:30:20,541
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
1130
01:30:59,497 --> 01:31:03,417
Now, a little known fact,
concerning the gentleman
1131
01:31:03,501 --> 01:31:06,504
about to make the presentation
this evening,
1132
01:31:06,587 --> 01:31:10,591
is that before becoming a director
of Federated Records,
1133
01:31:11,843 --> 01:31:14,178
Leo Stanley was a song writer.
1134
01:31:15,388 --> 01:31:18,057
Now, I don't want to say
that his songs were bad,
1135
01:31:18,141 --> 01:31:20,893
but we had to rewrite them
before he could throw them away.
1136
01:31:20,977 --> 01:31:23,187
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
1137
01:31:23,354 --> 01:31:25,815
So at this time,
won't you join me in welcoming
1138
01:31:25,898 --> 01:31:28,651
the darling of the wax world,
Leo Stanley!
1139
01:31:28,734 --> 01:31:30,528
(AUDIENCE CLAPPING)
1140
01:31:33,906 --> 01:31:35,241
MAN: Hey!
1141
01:31:40,663 --> 01:31:43,332
Lords, ladies, gentleman
1142
01:31:44,333 --> 01:31:46,127
and Steven Shorter.
1143
01:31:47,253 --> 01:31:50,798
I think I speak for you all when I say,
1144
01:31:51,465 --> 01:31:54,260
Steve, we are all your fans!
1145
01:31:54,343 --> 01:31:56,179
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
1146
01:32:03,436 --> 01:32:05,229
What we…
1147
01:32:05,313 --> 01:32:07,023
What we have here
1148
01:32:07,356 --> 01:32:12,236
is but a small token of our respect,
admiration and gratitude.
1149
01:32:13,696 --> 01:32:15,406
In the last three years,
1150
01:32:15,489 --> 01:32:19,577
you've given great pleasure
to an overwhelming number of people.
1151
01:32:19,660 --> 01:32:25,249
And really, what more can I say
but thank you, Steven Shorter.
1152
01:32:26,209 --> 01:32:28,461
You are more than an artist.
1153
01:32:28,753 --> 01:32:30,671
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
1154
01:32:36,010 --> 01:32:37,261
"From…
1155
01:32:39,138 --> 01:32:42,475
"From the staff and executives
of Federated Records
1156
01:32:42,558 --> 01:32:44,101
"and its overseas subsidiaries,
1157
01:32:44,185 --> 01:32:47,855
"in Germany, France, Italy,
Japan, United States,
1158
01:32:47,939 --> 01:32:50,399
"to our platinum boy."
1159
01:32:50,524 --> 01:32:52,318
(CROWD CHEERING)
1160
01:34:09,186 --> 01:34:10,271
Me…
1161
01:34:15,735 --> 01:34:16,902
Me…
1162
01:34:23,784 --> 01:34:24,994
You…
1163
01:34:26,037 --> 01:34:28,164
worship me as if I were…
1164
01:34:33,586 --> 01:34:35,755
As if I were a sort of God!
1165
01:34:38,299 --> 01:34:39,592
But I…
1166
01:34:43,637 --> 01:34:45,097
I'm someone.
1167
01:34:45,806 --> 01:34:47,308
I'm a person.
1168
01:34:47,600 --> 01:34:49,101
I'm a person.
1169
01:34:49,310 --> 01:34:51,228
I'm a person. I'm a person.
1170
01:34:51,312 --> 01:34:55,524
NARRATOR: When asked the reasonfor his overwhelming popularity,
1171
01:34:55,608 --> 01:34:59,528
93.5% of the populationof the British Isles
1172
01:34:59,612 --> 01:35:04,283
said that they loved Steven Shorterbecause he so generously and willingly
1173
01:35:04,367 --> 01:35:06,911
shared himself with everyone.
1174
01:35:07,203 --> 01:35:08,704
I am nothing.
1175
01:35:10,915 --> 01:35:12,333
This is me.
1176
01:35:14,043 --> 01:35:15,336
Nothing.
1177
01:35:17,213 --> 01:35:18,339
You.
1178
01:35:19,757 --> 01:35:21,509
And this is you.
1179
01:35:23,761 --> 01:35:26,138
Because you've made me nothing.
1180
01:35:32,436 --> 01:35:34,021
And I hate you.
1181
01:35:34,730 --> 01:35:36,148
I hate you.
1182
01:35:36,690 --> 01:35:38,109
I hate you.
1183
01:35:39,360 --> 01:35:40,778
I hate you.
1184
01:35:41,695 --> 01:35:42,780
(RECORD PLAYING)
1185
01:35:42,863 --> 01:35:45,616
♪ Forgive us all
1186
01:35:45,699 --> 01:35:48,077
♪ Forgive us all ♪
1187
01:36:13,018 --> 01:36:14,562
(MUSIC DIES DOWN AND STOPS)
1188
01:36:52,141 --> 01:36:54,643
(ALL CLAMOURING)
1189
01:36:55,478 --> 01:36:59,482
ALVIN: All right, now get back!Move out. I said move out!
1190
01:36:59,565 --> 01:37:02,776
Now, can we keep back, please?Can we keep back, please?
1191
01:37:02,860 --> 01:37:04,528
(ALVIN SHOUTING)
1192
01:37:05,362 --> 01:37:07,531
Make them move back, please?Can we clear the hall…
1193
01:37:07,615 --> 01:37:10,576
NARRATOR: All that Steven Shorterhas just done
1194
01:37:10,659 --> 01:37:14,163
has been to express the wishto become an individual.
1195
01:37:14,371 --> 01:37:16,916
But that, in an age of conformity,
1196
01:37:17,291 --> 01:37:19,752
can become a social problem.
1197
01:37:20,169 --> 01:37:22,129
ALVIN: Can we please clear this hallway?
1198
01:37:22,213 --> 01:37:24,590
Can we get someone hereto clear this hallway?
1199
01:37:26,008 --> 01:37:28,511
Can we please clear this hallway?
1200
01:37:51,367 --> 01:37:54,870
Alvin, out, please, thank you.
Get them out, Alvin!
1201
01:37:54,954 --> 01:37:56,288
I've had a hell of a row in the office!
1202
01:37:56,372 --> 01:37:58,040
Just had Butler on the telephone.
1203
01:37:58,123 --> 01:37:59,667
You're gonna make a statement tomorrow.
1204
01:37:59,750 --> 01:38:01,460
Come on.
Tell me what you're going to do.
1205
01:38:01,544 --> 01:38:02,586
You were the clever little boy!
1206
01:38:02,670 --> 01:38:04,547
Half an hour earlier, you were
making all the smart remarks.
1207
01:38:04,630 --> 01:38:06,048
- Tell me what you're going to do.
- Leave him alone.
1208
01:38:06,131 --> 01:38:07,216
MARTIN: Why did you do it?
1209
01:38:07,299 --> 01:38:08,801
What do you think you are,
a bloody preacher?
1210
01:38:08,884 --> 01:38:10,261
Have you had a call?
Have you had a vision?
1211
01:38:10,344 --> 01:38:12,513
Why don't you leave him alone?
You've done enough damage already!
1212
01:38:12,596 --> 01:38:14,431
MARTIN: No, don't talk to me
about damage!
1213
01:38:14,515 --> 01:38:16,308
You've done more damage
than is possible to estimate!
1214
01:38:16,392 --> 01:38:19,812
You've put more moronic thoughts
into this boy's mind, it's incredible!
1215
01:38:19,895 --> 01:38:21,689
It's impossible to estimate
how great the damage is!
1216
01:38:21,772 --> 01:38:23,857
You pleased, are you? You pleased?
Yes, I thought you would be.
1217
01:38:23,941 --> 01:38:26,026
I had an idea!
You've done such a good job! Marvellous!
1218
01:38:26,110 --> 01:38:27,861
(MEN CHATTERING)
1219
01:38:27,945 --> 01:38:30,990
MARTIN: Alvin, I've told you
to get those men out of this room!
1220
01:38:31,073 --> 01:38:32,992
MARTIN: Alvin! Get them out!
ALVIN: They're like animals.
1221
01:38:33,075 --> 01:38:34,618
Get them bloody well out of this room!
1222
01:38:37,121 --> 01:38:40,332
NEWS REPORTER: It's nowabout 11:30 a.m.,
1223
01:38:40,457 --> 01:38:44,086
and we're outside Steven ShorterTelevision Station Number Three
1224
01:38:44,169 --> 01:38:46,547
situated in a suburb near London.
1225
01:38:46,672 --> 01:38:48,841
Late yesterday night,a statement was issued
1226
01:38:48,924 --> 01:38:52,970
by the Steven Shorter Management Groupto the effect that
1227
01:38:53,053 --> 01:38:56,181
Steven Shorter would makea special television appearance today
1228
01:38:56,265 --> 01:39:00,603
to explain the statement he madeduring yesterday's banquet.
1229
01:39:00,686 --> 01:39:03,022
The crowd arevery angry here today because…
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Please, keep your distance!
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(CROWD CLAMOURING)
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NARRATOR: On September 26th,with public endorsement,
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Steven Shorter is barred from this andany further appearance on television,
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just to ensure that he does not againmisuse his position of privilege
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to disturb the public peace of mind.
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(SIREN WAILING)
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The public knows what it feels.
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Its love for Steven has turned to hate,
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that we must accept like an act of God.
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INTERVIEWER: What about your
business interests in Steven Shorter?
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I'll sever my connections
with Steven Shorter Enterprises.
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INTERVIEWER: Do you not feel
that's rather abrupt?
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No, not at all.
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My main responsibility
is to my investors,
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and I think it'd be quite wrong
to keep their money
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in a concern that I now consider
to be a bad investment.
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INTERVIEWER: Mr Butler, do you think
it's possible that
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Steven Shorter could ever
win back his popularity?
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I don't think so.
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Perhaps, in time to come,
after he's dead,
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he may be remembered
with affectionate nostalgia.
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NARRATOR: Within about a year,
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all that remained of Steven Shorterwere a few old records,
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and a piece of archive film,
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with the sound, of course, removed.
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It's going to be a happy yearin Britain,
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this year, in the near future.
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(INAUDIBLE)
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♪ And did those feet
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♪ In ancient times
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♪ Walk upon England's mountains green?
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♪ And was the holy
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♪ Lamb of God
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♪ On England's pleasant pastures seen?
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♪ And did the Countenance Divine
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♪ Shine forth upon
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♪ A clouded hill?
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♪ And was Jerusalem
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♪ Builded here
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♪ Among those dark satanic mills?
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