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I would now like to ask
the House to join with me

in a minute's silence in memory
of the late John Stonehouse,

the honourable member
for Walsall North.

I realised that the right
honourable gentleman and ladies

sitting opposite may find
something unusual

about this government,

something that may puzzle them,
make them scratch their heads.

For one thing, there are
no relatives of mine in it.

What's more, there are none
of my wife's relatives in it.

His wife!

Nor is there anyone
in this government

that I went to school with
or met at a club dinner

or while tramping across
at Grousemoor.

The members of my cabinet
are here for one reason

and one reason only--

because they
are the best people for the job.

We are the best people
for the job!

So much for the big fish.

Now for the minnows.

What about
the bright, young things?

Who's banging on the door?

- John Stonehouse.
- Oh, yes, Stonehouse.

What do we know about him?

Working-class boy, parents
both trade unionists,

father a post-office engineer,

mother a former scullery maid.

- Married man?
- Very much so.

Anything else?

Served in the RAF
during the war.

Better give him
aviation, then.

Here's to aviation.

The first rung on the ladder.

Who knows where it will lead?

I think you know exactly
where it will lead.

Well, I could never have got
this far without you.

And it won't always be easy,
you know,

the juggling and everything.

You let me worry about that.

You just keep on climbing
all the way to the top.

Your mother is
a truly wonderful woman,

in case you ever doubted her.

And I'm a very lucky man.

- We're a team.
- A team! You're so right.

That's exactly what we are,
a team.

And so say all of us.

To Daddy.

- Daddy.
- Oh.

I don't want you to go, Daddy.

I'm only going for a few days.

Daddy's going to see
some aeroplanes being built.

Do you know when Daddy
was your age,

Daddy belonged to a group

called the Woodcraft Folk?

And sometimes when Daddy
was feeling a bit amiss,

his mama, your grandmama,

would sing him
a special woodcraft song.

♪ Maybe it is raining
where our train will ride ♪

♪ All the little travellers
are warm and snug inside ♪

♪ Rocking, rolling, riding
out along the bay ♪

♪ All bound for morning down ♪

♪ Many minds... ♪

Mr. Stonehouse,

on behalf of the
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic,

I would like
to welcome you to Prague.

We look forward to a productive
exchange of information

about our respective
aircraft industries.

Thank you so much.
I'm delighted to be here.

And may I introduce
Irena Bala,

who will be acting
as translator during your stay.

It's very good of you to take
the time to have dinner with me.

Oh, it's not good
of me at all.

So

- Dun-dun-zay-vee.
- That means "to your health".

Ah.

Hmm.

So you, too, are linguist,
Mr. Stonehouse.

So I expect you must
get quite a lot of
visitors from the West.

Quite a lot, yes.

But they're not always
such good company.

Hm.

Uh, why don't I order
for both of us?

Uh-huh?

We're going to have traditional
Czech specialties.

Oh.

I'm in your hands.

Good.

- Coffee?
- Oh, yes, super.

Mr. Stonehouse.
Before we start today's tour,

we thought it might
be instructive for you

to see a little film first.

Right. Oh, of course.

Yes, delighted.

- Proceed, uh, please.
- Oh.

Mr. Stonehouse, you came here
as an official representative

of your country.

And I hope you found
the hospitality

to your liking.

Now we would like to invite you

to become
an unofficial representative

of our country in
Great Britain.

You want me to spy for you?

Sadly you and I, we find
ourselves on opposite sides

of an ideological divide.

That curtain, if you will.

But ultimately, we're both
working for the same cause,

the good of humanity.

Isn't that right?

So all we want is
for you to pass

on any information
that comes you way.

Information you will give me
when the two of us meet

in London.

Thereby bolstering closer ties
between our two nations.

Would I be paid?

Here it comes.
Stand up straight.

- Welcome home!
- Daddy!

Oh, hello, hello.

Oh, marvellous,
marvellous to be home.

It's Stonehouse,
John Stonehouse.

Come in.

And so as the Vulcan came
into land in heavy rain,

the wheels skidded
on the tarmac

and the pilot decided
to abort the landing.

But as he did so, the
blast from his jets
caused extensive damage

to a petrol station
on the A38 trunk road

just north of Bristol.

Hm.

It went completely unreported.

John, if I may, um, the key
to this kind of work

is the quality of information
the agent provides.

It has to be something that is,
shall we say,

would at least pass an interest
to the other party.

Right. Right.

It's all right,
it's just early days.

Mm. Yeah.

Now, you're going
to need a code name

to conceal your identity.

Well, those code names
are randomly chosen in Prague,

so you shouldn't read
any significance into them.

I see. And what's mine?

Twister.

What are you doing?

It's private.

Well, I-- I thought
we didn't have secrets

from one another.

It's something
for your birthday.

But that's two months away.

Hm.

Uh, please, take a seat.

So, what can we do
for you today?

I'd like to open
a new account, please.

In the name of John Thomson--
no "P"-- Stonehouse.

John Thomson Stonehouse,
no "P".

And I'd like to make
an initial deposit.

Oh, of course, Mr. Stonehouse,
by cheque?

No.

Cash.

Very good.

It's going to be
an absolute pleasure

investing in your
marvellous company.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

I'm so pleased
you could make it.

Us, too.

And I very much look forward
to our doing business together.

Terrific.

This will be an Anglo-French
venture between BAC

and the French company,
Sud Aviation.

We intend to build
an initial fleet of 50 aircraft

at a projected cost
of £1.2 billion.

This will be the greatest
leap forward in aviation

since the Wright brothers
took to the air

more than 60 years ago.

The aircraft, provisionally
known as Concorde,

will operate
at supersonic speeds.

It will have a cruising speed
of Mach 2,

and it will be able to fly
from London to New York

in just three
and a half hours.

Huh. Whoa.

Three and a half hours.

Three and a half hours.

That's faster
than the speed of sound.

Twice as fast,
I think you'll find.

Surely that's
something you wanted.

Hmm. It would be, yes.

If it hadn't been on French
television news two nights ago.

Hm?

You see
another important thing

about, uh, being a spy

is that you have
to get information

before everyone else,
not after.

Well, it's like a--
a two-horse race.

First place, jolly good show.

Everybody happy.

Second place, well,
not so good.

You have to try harder.

I should warn you that we work
rather long hours around here.

That's fine for me.

It tends to play havoc
with one's private life,

I'm afraid
- That won't be a problem.

No, you won't want
to go out dancing.

I think my dancing
days are over.

Well, I can't imagine why.

And you have shorthand?

It's a little ropey,
I'm afraid.

But I'm sure
I'll soon pick it up again.

When I said that your hand
was essential,

I meant more that it's likely
to come in handy.

Is there anything else
I should know?

You've probably noticed I have
a slight speech impediment.

Some people find it distracting,
especially on the telephone.

Oh, no, that wouldn't
be a problem, not all.

It's charming.

Show him in, would you?

Prime Minister.

John, this is Charles Elwell,

head of counterintelligence.

So sorry, forgetting
my manners.

Do take a seat, John.

Let me come straight
to the point.

We have reason to believe that
a minister in the government

has been passing information

to the Czechoslovakian
secret services.

I'm sure you'll appreciate that,
as head of security,

I had to take an interest
in these matters.

Of course, Prime Minister.

Why don't you tell us about
your involvement with

the Anglo-Czech
Friendship Society.

Um.

Yes, I'm very glad
that you've raised that.

Um.

It's long been
an interest of mine, um,

Czech culture, all aspects
of Czech culture, um, really--

um, art, literature, music.

Um, and as you may know,

um, the Czechs are renowned
for their glassblowing,

um, particularly particularly
in Bohemia,

where the-- the potash
in the soil

helps produce a glass
that's unusually pliable.

And this allows the glass
blowers there to create

these extraordinarily
complex designs.

And recently I've also begun

to take a keen interest
in, um, Czech animation.

Yes, uh, thank you.
I-I think we get the point.

These cultural links can often
lead to misinterpretation.

That'll be all, Charles.

John, would you mind
staying for a moment?

Now I've got that
out of the way,

there's something else
I'd like to talk to you about.

We've been having a little bit
of difficulty

with Wedgie Benn.

It would seem that old Wedgie's
got it into his head

that it would be a good idea

to remove the Queen's head
from the Royal Mail stamps.

In the interests
of social equality

or so he claims.

But I need hardly tell you

that Her Majesty did not
take kindly to this idea.

Frankly, I've never heard it
so put out.

All of which leads
me to believe

that we might need
a bit of a shakeup.

John, I would like you to become
the new postmaster general.

But i-it's a lovely house,
of course it is.

I just-- I just don't think
it's-- it's very...

Very what?

Very us.

John.
- Hmm?

Did you hear what I said?

Yes, of course.

And I-I'm not sure how--
how we're supposed

to afford it either.

Investments.

I'm sorry.

I've made a number of
what have proved to be

rather inspired speculations.

And, um,
and speaking engagements.

Well. In what?

I'm sorry?

What companies were
these inspired investments

have you all seen?

Darling, I really do think
that these sort of things

are best left to me.

After all, which one of us
is a graduate

of the London School
of Economics, hm?

Lovely. On we go, chaps.

Um, oh, let me--

Wait a second. Let me see.

Oh, that's the pink one. Wonderful.

In there,
in the drawing room.

Straight through to the right.

Uh, straight away through all
the way to the kitchen.

Super.

Oh! Be very careful with that.

That's one of my favourites.

Thank you. Carry on.

Um, what else do we have?

Biting, isn't it?

Straight though.
That's the same.

That's the drawing room.

If this country is to have
a highly efficient economy.

It is essential that we have a
communications system to match.

Yes.

And that is why I am announcing
the greatest overhaul

to the post office

in the organisation's
450 year history.

You're certainly on top
of your game, John,

and not just on court.

- How do you mean?
- That post office speech--

went down a storm.

People are talking about you.

What sort of people?

Well, people like me,

newspaper editors.

Oh, really?
What are they saying?

They're saying that when Wilson
eventually goes,

the members might choose
to skip a generation,

go for a younger man,

someone with more appeal
to a new generation of voters.

So, of course,
it's all just speculation.

I mean, would be very rash
to read much into it.

Informed speculation, no?

That's true.

That's true.

And I must say, I do admire
"The Sunday Times"

for its political coverage.

And it's not as if Wilson
can go on forever, can he?

I mean, Harry said--
Harry Evans--

he said that he thought I might
appeal to a younger generation.

As a younger voter yourself,

do you-- do you think
there might be anything in that?

- Very much so.
- Oh, really?

- Do you.
- Really?

- Really.
- Oh.

Thank you. What a lovely coat.

Well, it's a blend
of merino wool and cashmere.

You get the softness
from cashmere,

but the, uh, marino
gives it more durability.

Good night.

And thank you again,
you're very...

What?

What am I? Tell me.

Chivalrous.

Good night, Sheila.

I'd like to open a new account,
if I may.

Another one?

Assuming there are
no objections?

Well, not-- not at all.

As many as you like.

Another account, you said.

Yes, in the name of
Provident Executive Holdings.

Mm. A rainy day account.

Beg your pardon?

Providence preparing for
future eventuality.

Ah, quite.

A two-tier postal system,
first-class guaranteed next day

delivery in the morning,
not in the afternoon,

and second-class
for less urgent correspondence.

I thought
I'd made myself clear.

This will completely revolutionise

the Postal Service,
giving the customer more choice

in terms of
both price and speed.

Hey, John.

We made an investment in you,
a considerable investment,

and it's showing
a very poor return.

If I wanted to talk about
the Postal Service,

which I don't,
I'd join a stamp club.

- Oh, well, I really don't--
- Enough!

Enough.

You're the worst spy
I've ever come across, ever.

Seriously, you're the worst.

I warned you there would
be consequences

if you didn't give us
something useful.

What sort of consequences?

Well, there are three options.

Option one is that
we stop paying you anything.

Well, I have three children
at expensive private schools.

Of course, like all
good socialists.

Option two is that you wake up
one morning to find

your bare buttocks
on the front page

of "The Daily Mirror".

You said there were
three options, what's the third?

Both.

I do enjoy our late-night walks together.

When I'm with you, all my cares
all seem to melt away.

So do I...enjoy them.

Sometimes I even
find myself wishing...

- What?
- ...that they didn't have to end.

Are you sure, Prime Minister?
I mean, timing could be risky.

Well, the timing's
always risky.

The latest polls have us
nearly 20% ahead of the Tories,

and that's the biggest lead
since polling began.

What's more, Ladbrokes

have the England team
joint favourites to win

the World Cup in Mexico.

So if we don't call
the election now,

we could live to regret it.

Well, do you really thinks so,
Prime Minister?

I'm, uh, I'm not sure.

I-I--
- John.

John.

Would you say
that I was a good-looking man?

No, let me answer that.

No one, not even my wife,

has ever suggested that I was
in any way a knockout.

Mary says that when she sees me
on the television,

she's reminded
of an old saucepan.

And as for the other members
of the cabinet,

well, there's no shortage
of saucepans there either.

You, on the other hand,
are a bit of a head-turner.

- Oh, no.
- Yes. So I have been assured.

Frankly, I can't see it myself.

Me not being that way with y--

well, you get
my general, uh, drift.

So I would like to ask you

if you would represent us
on television on election night,

uh, waving the flag,
as it were.

How do you feel about that?

Well, I-- I'd be honoured,
Prime Minister.

If you waive it around
vigourously enough, who knows?

There might be another promotion
in it for you.

Perhaps something involving
plenty of foreign travel.

Now, you knew how good
you are on television.

Everyone says so.

Just remember to talk slowly
and look at the camera.

Right. Thank you, darling.

I brought some
throat pastilles

just in case.

Oh, um, uh, I-- Barbara,

I don't think you've met
my secretary, Sheila Buckley.

Sheila, this is my wife, Barbara.

How thoughtful.

Mr. Mitchell Moore.

Mrs. Thatcher,
how very nice to see you.

And Mr. Stonehouse, of course.
Feeling confident?

Quietly.

I think we're ready
for you now.

Oh, uh, I'm sorry.

Following the Conservatives'
surprise victory

in the general election,

the new Leader of The
Opposition, Harold Wilson,

has been making some key
changes to his shadow cabinet.

But why? Being in Opposition
is bad enough,

but surely there must
have been something in
the shadow cabinet,

transport even?

No, I'm afraid.

Harold didn't think
you were quite 100%.

He felt it was time
for a fresh start.

Oh, for God's sake.

- It'll be all right.
- What am I supposed to do?

I can hardly be expected to
live on an MP's salary, can I?

I'm finished.

Yesterday's man.

Now, now, enough of that.
You can always bounce back.

- Do you really think so?
- Of course.

Look at Winston Churchill.

But that-- that took 10 years
and a World War.

It's Twister.

Hello? Hello, it's Twister.

Can you let me in, please?

It's John Stonehouse.

A loan, you say?

I-I'm afraid
that a number of companies

that you set up seem to have
run into some difficulties.

Connoisseurs of Claret, Ltd.

I agree, yes,
that the figures there

have been
somewhat disappointing.

Hmm. Uh,
Excalibur Earnings Group.

Again, I would have
to acknowledge

a degree of underperformance.

It is my understanding
that the company has

in fact ceased trading.

Asbestos Oven Mitts, Ltd.,

the, uh, British Bank
of Bangladesh.

What about Worldwide
Consultancy Solutions, Ltd.?

That's performing
quite creditably.

Indeed, but that is
a joint company account,

so I'm afraid I can't allow you
access to those funds.

I can't pretend that
everything, um, has gone just as

I would have expected or hoped,
and that is why--

I'm very sorry, Mr. Stonehouse.

No, no, no, I'm-- I'm aware

that the, uh, the school fees
were overdue,

but as I tried
to explain before,

this is just
a temporary, um, problem.

Yes, yes, yes.

I'm aware that you're running
a business, I understand.

But-- But as an elected
representative of the people

and a former minister
of the crown,

I would have thought that
my word would be sufficient.

Please, please, I'm just--

I'm just asking for a little
more time, that's all.

I-- perhaps I could come
and give a-a little talk

at the school?

On life at the highest level
of government?

I think there would be
a lot of interest in that.

Well [Sighs] Well--

Well, if you continue to take
that attitude

quite unreasonably, in my view,

there's apparently
nothing I could, is there?

This-- This is a mess.

You're a mess.

You--
You've got to sort this out.

Just leave it to me.

♪ Rocking, rolling,
and riding ♪

♪ Out along the bay ♪

Ah, Mr. Stonehouse, I'm afraid
Mr. Grange is away.

I'm his deputy.
- Oh.

Well, you're very young to be
doing such a responsible job,

if you don't mind my saying.

Well, it's a pleasure
to meet someone

with such a distinguished record
of public service.

Oh, no.

I've always followed your
career with great interest.

Not that it's over yet,
I'm sure.

Um, so, unfortunately, um, I've
been having a few problems

with one
of our company accounts,

Worldwide Consultancy
Solutions Group, Ltd.,

particularly with
international transfers.

And so for ease of access,
I'd like to put £10,000

from that business
into another account.

- Another account?
- That's right.

I see.

And what account
would you like it transf--

Provident Executive Holdings.

So from a business account
to your personal account?

Just until the problems
have been resolved.

Morning.
Birth certificate, please.

Paul Oliver Duggan, born in the
parish of Sambourne Fishley,

3rd of April, 1929.
- Fill in the form.

You'll find the 1929's

up the stairs
and left at the right gallery.

Right. Thanks.

No, I did think it was good,
but, for me,

the whole thing was let down
by that utterly

implausible plot twist.

You know, the Jackal getting
hold of a passport

in someone else's name
by simply sending in

the birth certificate of a
person who died years before.

I mean, that's absurd.

- Is it?
- How do you mean?

I had a friend
who used to work

in the public records office
of Somerset House.

- Mm.
- She was in births.

Turned out she had another
friend also worked there,

only she was in deaths.

It was months before they
realised they both

worked in the same place.

I don't understand.

Births never talked to deaths,
deaths never talked to births.

There was no communication
between the two departments.

They were completely separate
and cross-checking nothing.

So I'm afraid, old Jackal's plan
isn't implausible at all.

The wonder is that more people
aren't at it.

Not that we'd ever know,
of course.

- John.
- Harry!

Hello. Nice surprise.

Although, it's not really
a surprise, I suppose.

How do you mean?

Well, it's not every day
the Prime Minister calls

a general election.

It's a great mistake,
in my view.

I mean, I could see that things
were becoming unworkable.

Nobody could deny that.

But it's gonna be a close call.
- Right. I'm not--

I'm not here because of that,
I'm here because of you.

Me? Really?

Do you think-- Do you think
that if Harold loses again,

there might be
a change of leader?

'Cause-- 'Cause I don't deny
that I would be interested.

I mean, more than interested.

Frankly, between ourselves, it's
always been a dream of mine

to-- to lead this country
in its hour of need.

And I-I-I don't doubt
that I might be a little bit

of a dark horse
at the beginning anyway.

But if I could count
on your support, Harry,

that-- that might make
all the difference.

Uh, no, it's not about that, John.

- No?
- No.

It's about a story which
we're going to be running

in Sunday's paper.

- Oh.
- About your business dealings.

We seem to have uncovered
some inconsistencies.

Absolutely
no question of dishonesty.

None whatsoever, Harry.

I deny those allegations
in the strongest possible terms.

Hello. Yes?

It's the police.

Hello?

Yes, of course. I'd be happy
to help the police

with any, uh, enquiries,

well, though as misguided
as they may be.

No, no, no.

Any suggestion
of fraud is preposterous.

It's simply preposterous.

Uh.

Unfortunately, I
have to go away

for a few days
on a parliamentary matter,

pressing parliamentary matter,
as it happens.

And so I'm afraid this will
have to wait till I come back.

Yes, yeah, thank you.

No-- No, goodbye, goodbye.

What's happening?

Is anything happening?

Well, the-- the police just telephoned.

I-I'd say that was
something happening.

Oh, no, no, that's nothing
of any consequence,

it was just the security issues
with the House of Commons.

Everyone's a bit jittery.

You know how they get
around election time.

Hm.

Hm.

- Hello.
- Hello.

How are we?

How do you do?

Hello. Nice to see you.

Hello, everybody. Just here
reminding you to vote Labour,

and let's get Howard Wilson back
into power where he belongs.

Um, you all look very well,
in fact.

I- I might have a little
lie down myself.

Oh, dear, oh.

- Very poorly, I'm afraid.
- Ah.

I'm sorry for your loss,
Mrs. Carey.

Mrs. Carey, my condolences.

Thank you. That's so very kind
of you to come.

Will you join us back
at the house for some tea?

- Oh, I wouldn't want to impose.
- Not imposing at all.

Joe would have been so proud.

Thank you.

Congratulations on the
election result, Mr. Stonehouse.

Well, a bit of a scrape,

but we just managed
to get over the line.

Great shame Mr. Wilson
couldn't find a place

for you in his cabinet, though.

If only you were
Prime Minister.

Would you just excuse me
just for a moment?

Yes, of course.

Mr. Stonehouse, can I help?

Mrs. Carey, um, I'm afraid
I seem to be lost.

Could you tell me
where your toilet is?

- It's just there.
- Ah. Thank you.

Since you're here, I wonder
if I might ask you a bit

about your husband,

because I thought I might write
a little obituary of him

for the constituency newsletter.

Yes, of course.
What would you like to know?

Well, um, shall we start
with his date of birth?

- Uh, June 7th, 1925.
- Oh, I'm July 1925.

We were practically twins.

And, um, where was he born?

A little place called Whittington,

near Lichfield.

And I wonder if you could

give me some flavour
of your life together.

For instance, did you like
to go on lovely holidays?

Oh, yes. Wonderful holidays.

Happy times.
- Marvellous.

Where did you like to go?
- Oh.

Always in this country,
never abroad.

Never?

Ridiculous, really.

My husband never even
had a passport.

Morning. Birth certificate, please.

Joseph Albert Carey,

Born in the parish of Lichfield,
June the 7th, 1925.

Fill in the form.

You'll find the 1925's
up the stairs

and left at the gallery.
- Right.

Thanks.

Where are you going, Dad?

- Uh, Miami.
- Miami?

- Mm-hmm.
- Wow. How long for?

Only for a few days,
that's all.

Some people have all the luck.

You'll be back for my
rugby match, though?

Oh, yes, of course.

I imagine Daddy
will be eating a lot of burgers.

There'll be no chicken pie
for you in Miami.

So sorry,
I'm not terribly hungry.

It's nothing to do with me.

It's delicious as always.

Hello. Samaritans.

Hello? Hello. Samaritans.

How can I help you?

Hello?

Hello. Samaritans.
How can I help?

- Hey, Dad.
- Bye.

See you soon.

You know I love you
all very much indeed.

Don't you ever forget that.

Good luck, Dad.

Oh.

Thank you.

What for?

Everything.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome
to United Airlines

flight UAA 742 to Miami.

Have a good flight, Mr. Carey.