All language subtitles for Upstairs Downstairs S05E14 Noblesse Oblige WEB-DL DDP2 0 H 264-squalor (1)_track3_[eng]

(cheerful orchestral music)

* What may I you my love

* If ever I might

* What is this thing

* Called love

-[Mrs. Bridges] There
we are then.

-[Daisy] Oh I'll take them up.

- No you'll do nothing
of the sort Daisy.

In this heat?

You get a damp cloth,
cover them over,

that'll keep them fresh and
keep the flies off them.

Then you can take them up
with the wine nicely chilled

when Miss Georgina gets in.

That girl's got a regular
passion for smoked salmon.

Won't have nothing else.

- Or else Lord Stockbridge has.

-[Mrs. Bridges] What are
you insinuating Daisy?

- Oh I'm not insinuating
nothing, but he's only took her

down to Eaton College for
the fourth of June thing.

- One swallow doesn't
make a summer.

- It's the third time
he's took her out

in a fortnight I happen to know.

- I reckon they're
walking out proper.

- Well high time that
girl did settle down,

that's what I say.

But it's best not spoke about
in case it don't come off.

(radio chattering)

-[Radio Reporter] His
resignation was accepted.

In normal circumstances his
majesty would've received

Mr. Ramsey McDonald, the
leader of the Labor Party

at once and invited him
to form an administration.

In view of the present
state of the king's health,

it was felt advisable that
he should not be over taxed.

- Oh poor King, after
being so ill.

Now to get a hapsis
at a time like this.

-[Radio Report] It was
announced today that

the German government has
decided to enter in directly.

- Oh Eddie turn that thing off,

there's nothing but
bad news nowadays.

- Mr. Hudson will
be having a fit

at them socialists
having won the election.

It'll quite spoil his holiday.

- Oh I don't know Mrs. Bridges,
I mean give him a chance.

If this Ramsey McDonald does
what he says he's going to do.

-[Daisy] Which he won't.

- Oh I can't stand this heat.

My ankles have swollen
up like bolsters.

I dunno what's happened
to that Ruby,

she's been over an hour up in
my room fetching my glasses.

I can't do a thing without them.

Gone to sleep on the
way I shouldn't wonder.

-[Daisy] There they
are Mrs. Bridges.

- Oh thank you my dear.

- I suppose that
means the master

won't be in the government
no more.

- Well of course it does love.

He'll have to go with
the rest of them.

-[Daisy] Well it's
a pity isn't it?

- Well one doesn't matter to
him, him being a Lord you see.

- Oh I'm sorry Mrs. Bridges,
I couldn't find them anywhere.

- They was here all the time

on the mantle shelf
under your nose.

-[Ruby] But you said.

- What about your coco?

- Yes, what about our
coco Ruby, I'm parched?

- Well wouldn't lemonade
be nice sir?

With it being so hot.

-[Daisy] Oh well I'd
rather have coco.

- Well trouble is,
milk's gone off.

- What?

- Well it's gone off on account
of it would've been so close

and milkmen not delivering.

- It's gone off because
you forgot

to put it in the cooler again.

Now don't start to
argue with me,

I saw it with me very eyes.

- But that was Friday
Mrs. Bridges.

- It was today as well.

I don't think I've ever met

a more stupider girl
than you Ruby.

You never listen, it goes
in one ear out of the other.

And look at you,
just look at you.

Torn stockings, dirty hands.

- I fell over on back
stairs Mrs. Bridges.

- Fell over?

One day you'll fall and break
your neck and good riddance.

Now you go upstairs
and have a bath.

- I'll have a bath
when I want a bath.

- You'll have a bath
when I tell you to.

And use plenty of carbolic soap.

(crying)

- I uh, think Miss Georgina
just come in,

I heard the front door.

-[Daisy] Oh.

- I'll give you a hand Daisy.

- Wretched girl.

- Robert thank you for the
most glorious, marvelous day.

I shall always bless Henry
the sixth for founding Eaton.

- Dear old Henry.

If only he could see the
result of his labors,

all those scruffy little
boys in tuppets.

- Well they were certainly

the best fireworks
I've ever seen.

- Well they always are,
better than ever before.

Unless of course it rains.

- Oh I wish I'd been a boy.

Rowing up the Thames on
a lovely summers day.

It's not a bit like
being at school at all.

- I didn't do much
rowing actually,

I was a dry bob, played cricket.

-[Georgina] Were you good at it?

- Well not too bad.

I did get into the 11th.

- Oh Daisy, Edward,
thank you so much.

Thank you.

Oh don't bother, we'll
help ourselves.

- Smoked salmon, how
gorgeous, I'm starving.

- Tuck in.

Daisy is his lordship in?

- Uh no, he's gone away
for the night Miss.

- Oh well you go to bed
whenever you like.

I'll turn the lights
out and lock upstairs.

- Thank you Miss,
goodnight Miss.

- Goodnight.

Do you still play?

- What?

- Cricket you idiot?

- Cricket.

Yes, yes I do.

I uh play for the village
team sometimes.

Well they've made me captain,

strictly and honorary position.

Frank Bowman, our postman
does all the work.

Well he does the fixtures and
mows the pitch and everything,

and he's also our demon bowler.

And his brother Joe, the
blacksmith, he's the wicket
keeper.

A huge man with mighty sinews

just like the chestnut tree one.

And when Joe hits a six,

well it's like an enormous
firework going off.

Woosh.

(giggling)

And father still
plays sometimes.

Well he creaks a bit when
he's fielding but uh,

the Duke's donkey drops
are still famous

throughout the county
and treated with respect.

- What's a donkey drop?

Well it's when you
bowl a ball very,

very high up into the
air so that it drops

almost straight from heaven
right on top of the wicket.

(laughing)

Well it's not very sporting,
but it's jolly effective,

especially if the sun's
in the right direction.

Georgina darling I do love you.

I absolutely adore you.

I started to fall in love
with you a long time ago

and now I think about
nothing else.

- Oh Robert.

Could I have some
more wine please?

-[Robert] Yes.

- Why didn't you tell me before?

- Well I, I uh think
it was because

I was so terrified that
you were going to say no.

You're not going to, are you?

- No.

- I just don't believe it.

Do you mean to say that
you actually love me too?

- Yes.

- Ah it's incredible.

Tremendous.

I don't know what I would've
done if you'd turned me down.

Georgina darling I can't
live without you.

- Please don't say that.

- Why not, it's true.

- Yes but please don't
say it, promise me.

- Why not?

- Because I asked you not to.

- Well tell me, why not.

- Because someone once said
that to me a long time ago,

someone who I was very
fond of but didn't love.

And then at a party in
this house he shot himself.

Oh I'm just superstitious
about it, that's all.

He'd been in the war and he
was sort of shell shocked.

Then most of them were a bit.

It was after that,
that I decided

I didn't want to get
involved with anyone again.

Going to parties and acting
in that film and behaving like

a lunatic I suppose was a way
of keeping real life at bay.

- Yes I see.

- Not that I didn't enjoy it.

It was rather fun being one of

the bright young things
while it lasted.

- You're making you
sound quite middle aged.

Did you really never suspect

that I would ask
you to marry me?

- Well you haven't actually.

- Good lord, nor I have.

My dear Miss Worsley,
will you do me

the great honor of
becoming my wife?

- Well I shall have to think
about it Lord Stockbridge.

- I um, I think I should
go home now.

Goodnight my love.

(gasping)

- What's that?

- Daisy I can't stand anymore.

- Well I'm sure, oh Ruby.

- I've had enough.

- You can't just go off
at this hour of the night.

- There's a hostile at Victoria
and it's open all night.

But don't tell her.

- Oh Ruby I'm sorry.

- It doesn't matter.

Goodbye Daisy.

- Goodbye Ruby.

Good luck.

- Watch out, here she comes.

Morning Mrs. Bridges.

- Where's that girl?

She forgot to bring up my tea.

- She's gone Mrs. Bridges.

- Gone?

- She went last night.

- Well if you saw her go,
why didn't you stop her?

- Well it's a free country.

If she wants to go she can
as far as I'm concerned.

- She's in service, she's
my kitchen maid.

Where's she gone to?

-[Daisy] Dunno I'm sure.

- Silly girl.

Why'd she wanna go and
do a thing like that for?

- Well you did pitch into
her a bit strong last night.

- Well I wasn't myself
last night.

What with the heat and
everything else.

Oh she'll come back quickly
she comes to her senses.

- I don't think she
will Mrs. Bridges.

- Well what am I going to do?

I can't do without
a kitchen maid.

- Eddie cars all lit up in here.

- Yes.

- Oh come in Mrs. Bridges.

Uh I've had a note from Ruby,
which I can hardly read.

Saying she's sorry she'd gone
without giving her notice,

but that she was very unhappy.

- Yes she's gone m'lord.

- Well why was she unhappy?

- I don't know m'lord.

She'd been very unsettled
lately.

Well we've one or
two little tiffs

but nothing that mattered
very much.

But she's a very foolish
girl m'lord,

she won't listen to reason.

- Well she wants her
reference sent to some agency.

- Oh what a cunning girl.

I see now she had it all
worked out all along.

- Yes, yes, well
that's it maybe,

we can hardly refuse to
give the girl a reference.

Now here's the letter,
please deal with it.

- I think you should m'lord,
it isn't usual for the cook.

- Oh alright.

This would happen
my wife is away.

Now then.

Miss Ruby.

What's her name missus?

- Finch.

Has been a kitchen maid

in this house for many years.

She's a good, clean, honest?

- Oh I wouldn't go as
far as that m'lord.

She can be very sly at times.

I wouldn't go no further
than hardworking.

- Hardworking, clean.

Yes now they want to
know about her cooking.

- It isn't up to much m'lord.

But then standards isn't
what they was.

-[Richard] Oh so shall we say

she's a good cook and
leave it at that.

- Good plain cook m'lord.

- Good plain cook.

Alright.

- I shall need a replacement
m'lord.

- Well can't you manage
until her ladyship returns?

- No m'lord I cannot manage
without a kitchen maid.

- Alright Mrs. Bridges, I'll
try and arrange something.

- Very good m'lord.

- Lord Stockbridge
wishes to see you m'lord.

-[Richard] Oh yes.

Thank you Mrs. Bridges.

- Thank you m'lord.

-[Richard] Show him
in will you Daisy?

- Lord Stockbridge m'lord.

- Hello Robert, come
to pick up Georgina?

- Well uh no, not entirely sir.

Has she spoken to you?

- No I've just got back
from a postmortem

from the damned election
at Cliffdon.

And I've got to meet he
Belgian delegation in about

30 minutes, they're cutting
up rough about reparations.

And on top of all that we've
got kitchen maid trouble.

- I see, I'm sorry sir.

Look I won't disturb you
now if you're so busy.

- Did you, did you
want to see me?

- Well yes I did.

Uh, what I wanted to say
sir was uh, well to ask you

whether I could have
permission to marry Georgina.

- Good lord, I had no idea.

I really had no idea.

My dear Robert congratulations,
I'm absolutely delighted.

I'm very fond of you Robert

I really am very, very pleased.

I know Virginia will be too.

Have you told your parents?

- Well no, they're somewhere
in Austria,

but they'll be back next week.

- Good.

- Well I'll send them
a telegram now I know.

- Oh sorry.

- No, no, Georgina darling
come in and congratulations.

- You approve?

- Oh of course I approve.

Now this calls for a
little celebration.

Far more important than
Belgian reparations.

Oh by the way Ruby's left us.

I gather she's parted brass
rags with Mrs. Bridges.

- Yes I know, Daisy
told me, poor old Ruby.

- Yes well I have
to leave it to you

and Mrs. Bridges to
find a replacement.

- Me?

- Yes, good training
for the future.

Daisy bring up a bottle
of champagne.

- Very good m'lord.

- Wonderful news.

- What's that?

- Letter from Ruby,
she's got a job already.

- Has she?

Ah good luck to her.

- With a lady in Ryslip,
cook general,

46 pounds a year all found.

Do you know what I think?

I think we're nuts
just sitting here,

I think we ought to take
a leaf out of Ruby's book.

- Well we haven't got any
reason to leave Daisy.

- Yes we have.

Improve our living
standards, make more money.

We're took for granted.

- Oh I don't think we are
really you know Daisy.

- There's plenty of money
around, plenty of jobs going.

Look at this.

Wanted, chauffer, mechanic,
married, knowledge of town,

thoroughly reliable, three
pounds 10 a week plus cottage.

Three pounds 10 a
week plus cottage.

That's double what we're
getting here for both of us.

- Yes but I'm not a mechanic
and that's where the money is.

- Well you're not bad.

- Well I can drive a car yes,
but if anything goes wrong

we've got to take it around
the corner to the garage.

Oh yes that reminds
me I've got to go

and collect the master
from the foreign office.

He's got to clear
everything away

to make way for the new man.

Bye bye love.

- Bye.

(knocking)

Yes, what is it?

- I've come for the
interview Miss.

- Oh come in.

Through there.

Sit down.

I'll go and tell
'em you're here.

What's the name?

- Mabel.

Mabel Wilkes.

- I see that you haven't been

in domestic service
before Miss uh.

- Mabel.

-[Georgina] Mabel.

- I've been working in a
restaurant as you might say
m'lady.

That's all I've done.

- You call Miss Worsley, Miss.

What kind of work?

- General work Miss.

- Cooking?

- Not much, but I'm very
anxious to learn.

I'd like to be a
really good cook.

- Yes well is there
anything else Mrs. Bridges?

- It will be very hard work,
I hope you understand that.

- Oh yes ma'am.

- And you call me Mrs. Bridges.

- Now about wages.

We're offering 32 pounds a year.

- Oh if you'll excuse me Miss,
the agency said I was to ask

for 38 pounds a year and half
a day off and every second

Sunday and two weeks holiday
and clothing wear and tear.

That's what they said was fair.

- Yes well if you'd like to

wait outside for
a moment, Mabel.

- Thank you.

- It's extortion that's
what it is.

I've never heard
nothing like it.

If I've said it once
I've said it 100 times,

these agencies are going
to ruin domestic service.

They put ideas into
these young girls heads.

It's blackmail, nothing
but blackmail.

- Well I suppose we shall
have to pay it.

I just hope her ladyship
will think

we've done the right thing.

Or shall we wait and
try some others?

- Well there aren't any others

suitable that I can find Miss.

There's a great shortage
you see.

They all go into factories
and offices

where they can do
what they like.

There's no dedication,

no pride in work like
there used to be.

- Well she seemed a nice girl.

-[Mrs. Bridges] Oh
not bad at all.

- Does it matter about
her not being experienced?

- No.

I'd sooner have a clean
slate to write on Miss

than teach an old
dog new tricks.

I've always said that.

- Well then I suppose
we better take her on.

- Thank you very much
Miss Georgina.

Oh if you'll excuse my
mentioning it Miss,

it's better not to use
the Christian name

until she's took on proper.

- Yes of course, thank you
very much Mrs. Bridges.

- Thank you Miss Georgina.

* I can't give you
anything but love

* Anything that you are
leaving me plenty of.

- Who's that?

- It's the new girl.

She come just after dinner,

Mrs. Bridges got her
peeling potatoes.

- Oh yeah, what's she like.

- Common little thing.

- Oh I like that
coming from you.

-[Daisy] Edward Barnes.

- Pretty little figure,
nice colored hair.

- It's dyed.

- Eh?

Anyway, make a nice
change from Ruby won't it?

Gah it's true.

- Oh hello.

-[Daisy] Edward this is Mabel.

- Mabel.

- Oh isn't he lovely.

- Yeah, where'd you
get that cake?

- Found it in the larder.

-[Daisy] Mrs. Bridges will skin
you alive if she finds out.

- She won't.

She right harpy isn't she?

And ancient, gah
she must be 100.

- She's not that old.

Hey where was you
in service before.

- In a cafe, washing up.

Cor it was bloody slavery.

- Oh no thank you.

- Here, got a light.

Tah.

- She's smoking in here.

She would tell Mrs. Bridges?

- Nah I didn't fancy being
a skivvy but me mom ran off

with this bloke from Liverpool,
so dad chucked us all out.

- Things don't change much.

- How old are you?

- Old enough.

- Well you'll be
out on the street

before you're much older
if Mrs. Bridges

catches you smoking in
here in the afternoon.

She'll be down in a minute
to inspect your potatoes.

- Do you know what I
give for Mrs. Bridges.

(tongue sputtering)

(laughing)

- Crickey she's one, she
won't last very long.

- Yeah, they say they're
hard to come by.

- Blimey they must be.

I see Lord Stockbridge's
car is still outside.

- Oh they'll be making
plans I suppose.

- Yeah, oh he's a lucky bloke.

- So's she.

Fancy marrying a Marques.

Oh dear.

-[Edward] What's up my love?

- Sometimes I could just scream.

- Stop that caterwauling
this instant.

I've never heard
nothing like it.

No singing in my kitchen,

let's get that straight
for a start.

Now where's them potatoes?

My god.

Don't you even know how
to peel a potato?

- Well they're gonna be
all mashed up aren't they?

- I don't care what
they're going to be.

In this house they've
gotta be properly done.

You left all the eyes in them.

I don't know.

Come here, let me show you.

Stop picking your nose.

You see that little
black mark there?

That's a eye that is.

-[Georgina] 82 bedrooms?

- Yes I'm afraid
Charfort's a bit of baress.

Still I do hope you'll come
and see it for yourself

this weekend and
meet my parents.

We've got a cricket match
against the Wariture gentlemen.

- Oh Robert I'd love to.

- Good.

Just think, in about
100 years time you and I

will be sitting down
there by the lake

having tea surrounded by
hundreds of grandchildren.

- The old Duke and the old
Duchess, what a thought.

I do think it's terribly good.

Do you paint a lot?

- Well no I don't actually.

Father seems to think
it's all not quite

the sort of thing
for a gentleman.

- Oh.

- We've got some neighbors
who've got four sons

and one of them paints
professionally.

Father always refers to them

as the three good boys
and an artist.

I've always wanted to go to

Paris and Florence and
Venice to paint.

- Well when we're married we
shall go to all of those places

and we'll have a studio
in our house in London.

- That's exactly what
I've always wanted.

- Well you've got talent

and precious few people do
have today, you must use it.

- Yes.

The trouble with me
is I'm just idle.

It's so easy just to mooch
about and do absolutely nothing

rather like my father
did and my grandfather.

But then of course
they didn't have

wars and things to occupy them.

- Oh well thank goodness
you're not

going to have a war to
keep you occupied.

-[Robert] Well then I
shall have to rely on you

to kick me around
and keep me busy.

- Yes I will.

Robert do you remember what
you said to me the day after

the inquest on that poor man
I knocked down and killed?

You said, we'll find something
better I promise you.

You came into court
and you spoke up for me

after you'd been told
not to by your parents.

And you were so brave and kind

after the bloody way
I treated you.

That changed everything for me.

- Honestly anybody would've
done the same thing.

- No, no they wouldn't, none
of my other friends did.

Couldn't see them for dust.

Most of them anyway.

Everything was going
faster and faster,

sort of like a runaway
round about, and I was giddy

and terribly frightened
and I couldn't get off.

You stopped it for me.

- I'm glad.

Anyway I certainly
feel that life

is worth living now
I've got you.

I mean there's some point in
it, there never was before.

Let's care immensely for
the things we care about

and throw the rest
out the window.

I mean my parents always
wanted me to go into politics

but I just didn't care for it.

- Thank the Lord for that,

I've had enough politics
in this house for life.

Out of the window go politics.

What shall we keep?

Painting and cricket?

- And forestry.

- Forestry?

-[Robert] Yes, I'm
rather keen on forestry.

- Oh alright forestry.

We shall march forward together
into life thumbing our noses

at Prime Minsters, Lord
High thises and thats.

And we shall carry a
banner with a noble device,

painting, cricket, and forestry.

(giggling)

- Mabel?

- What is it now?

- I want to know why
them saucepans

that you were supposed to
have cleaned are still dirty.

- They're alright, they'll do.

- They will not do.

You put on your apron
and clean them again.

- Sorry I'm going out.

I got to meet my boyfriend
down at Pally at six.

- You clean those
saucepans first.

- Do 'em yourself.

I got my rights same
as anyone else.

(gasping)

- I can't manage.

I can't manage.

- Mrs. Bridges come
and sit down.

- I'm too old.

- She needs a good talking
to that girl.

- She's no respect, nothing.

- What she wants is
a sack Mrs. Bridges.

Why don't you go and
see his lordship?

- I can't he's too busy
and Miss Georgina's got

her young man and nobody
cares what goes on

down here so long as
they get their food.

(crying)

If only Mr. Hudson was here.

- Oh he'll soon be
back Mrs. Bridges.

- The whole kitchen piled
with filthy saucepans.

- Well Daisy will do
them when she comes down.

- Why should she, it's
not her place.

(crying)

- How about a nice cup of tea.

- Oh I can't manage.

Whole place piled with
filthy saucepans.

- What rather surprised
us was that you'd

never introduced us to
Miss Worsley before.

I mean just a telegram
out of the blue.

- Well you haven't met
quite a lot of my friends.

I mean why should you?

- Well she's rather more
than just a friend, surely.

- I'm sorry Mother, but I just
didn't think about it before.

I mean I didn't really know
that I was going to get married.

- You mean you had no idea?

- Well yes of course I had,

but I didn't know what
she was going to say.

- Well I just wish
you hadn't taken us

quite so much by surprise,
that's all.

- Well I could hardly tell you

before I asked her now could I?

- Robert you know
perfectly well what I mean.

- Mother, do I take
it from all this

that you and Father are
against my getting married?

- This is a tremendously
important step in your life.

And after all that unfortunate
publicity last year

over the inquest, you could
hardly expect us to be

greatly enthusiastic that
you've chosen Miss Worsley.

Your father was extremely
cross that you

deliberately went against
his express wishes.

- Mother I had to give
evidence at that inquest.

I was the only person
who saw the accident

who could say that Georgina
was innocent.

I couldn't let her go to prison.

- I think that would've
been most unlikely.

- Oh let's not go over
all this again.

We've been through it endlessly.

It's over and done with.

- Oh Robert, do sit down.

- Mother when you get
to know Georgina,

you'll change your
mind I'm sure.

- Well we don't know
her yet, of course.

But we do know of her.

- What exactly do you
mean by that Mother?

- Well she's quite a
well known young lady.

She seems to get her face in
the newspaper quite a lot.

- Well only because she
enjoys doing original things

and happens to be
very beautiful.

You can hardly blame
her for that.

- You must believe me my darling

that your father and I want
only what is best for you.

Your future happiness is of

tremendous importance
to all of us.

But it is rather sudden,
as you admit yourself.

- I don't admit anything
of the sort.

- Oh Robert, do be reasonable.

- I am being perfectly
reasonable.

- We just want you to give
it time, to think about it

so that you're quite,
quite sure.

- Don't you think I've
thought about it

endlessly for hours and hours?

And you talk about
giving it time.

Heavens above, I love
the girl, she loves me,

we want to get married.

Isn't that enough?

- No I don't think it is.

- In that case I'm sorry.

-[Georgina] Daisy do
you think this hat

is alright for watching
cricket in?

-[Daisy] Hmm, yes Miss.

- Nice and old fashioned, I
don't want to shock the Duchess.

-[Daisy] What about
this one Miss?

It's got white in it.

- Oh yes, it'll probably
go better with the dress.

Robert.

- Uh I must talk to you.

I'm afraid it's a waste
of time, your packing.

- You've seen your parents?

- Well I haven't seen Father,

he went straight on
down to Shelford.

I knew that was a bad sign.

And I just had the most
blinding row with Mother.

I mean they're being
utterly prejudiced

and idiotic about
the whole thing.

- They don't approve.

- No, and for the most
ridiculous reasons.

I mean to start with,
they've never even met you,

so how can they judge?

Mother practically implying
that you were notorious

just because you had your face
in the illustrated papers.

I mean god.

And she can talk.

She's had lovers carrying
her parcels around

for her for as long
as I can remember.

I need a drink.

- I'm sorry, there
isn't one up here.

- Well it doesn't really matter.

I'm sorry.

- Well, I suppose looking at it

from their point of view
you are quite a catch.

They probably think that
I've been chasing you

and once I'd got my tiny
little claws into you,

I'm not going to let you
go until you marry me.

I suppose it's that inquest too.

- Oh Mother brought that
up straightaway.

Damn her.

Damn them both, that's
all I can say.

- I wish I could just meet them.

- Well that's what's
so damned unfair.

I mean it's so prejudiced.

- It's no good just going
on saying that.

- No but.

If only for heaven sake.

Mother started all that
eyewash about the only thing

that she really wanted was
that I should be happy.

I just lost my temper
and stormed out.

I'll take rooms in Ebery
Street for the moment.

- Is that wise?

Wouldn't it be better?

- I want to be near you.

I'm not going to let you down.

It's they who are gonna
have to think again.

- Oh, I just don't
see what we can do.

- Neither do I for the moment.

Well we're over 21,
we can elope.

- Come along.

That's a good boy, you know
you like this, come on.

(giggling)

(bell ringing)

Now come along, eat it up.

Will you serve the cakes
now please Ruby?

- Yes ma'am.

- Come on, come on, this
is your favorite.

Let me see your hands.

Oh you've been biting
your nails again.

Where are your gloves?

You don't serve at meals
without gloves.

- Sorry ma'am.

- And bring some more hot water.

- Yes ma'am.

- And Ruby, you call me Madam.

It's very common for a servant
to call his mistress ma'am

- Yes Madam.

- I don't know.

Seems quite impossible to
find servants these days.

We've got gas bars in
every room, no basement.

Every modern labor saving device

and yet that girl's
always grumbling.

She never seems to
finish her work.

I've had to teach her
everything myself

and would you believe it,

in her last place she
was with titled people.

The Viscount and Viscountess
Bellamy.

- Oh a Minister at
the foreign office.

- Big house in Eaton Place.

Some more tea dear?

- Oh thank you.

It's so delicious.

China isn't it.

(speaking in foreign language)

We'd never have anything
different in this house.

The King and Queen always
drink it I am told.

Of course it's not
easily obtainable

but Mr. Waddilove being
in the trade.

Ruby this isn't the
proper milk jug.

- Sorry ma'am but the
other one got busted.

It just came away in me hand.

-[Mrs. Waddilove] We'll
discuss it later.

- Yes Madam.

-[Mrs. Waddilove] And you've
forgotten the pastry forks.

- Sorry Madam.

- Our girl's as clumsy
as an elephant too.

You know we've got some very
nice things in the house,

quite precious some of them,

and I've just had
to put them away.

- I fine Ruby for everything
she breaks, it works wonders.

- Well that is a clever
idea Gladys.

- Well we don't keep
them for charity, do we?

Don't forget to stoke the boiler

for Mr. Waddilove's bath, Ruby.

- No madam.

-[Mrs. Waddilove] And
the front door brass

hasn't been cleaned
today, has it?

- No madam.

-[Mrs. Waddilove]
Well see to it.

- Yes madam.

- Trouble with girls today
is that they won't work.

Ruby spends half the
day reading Peg's Paper

and stuffing herself
with my food.

- Well when I went to the
labor exchange the other day

to inquire about another maid,

there was a queue of
big strong healthy girls

drawing the dough, living in
idleness on the tax payer.

- It's a crying shame.

Its nothing but a scandal.

Now come along, eat this up.

Come along, you know
you like this.

- I am most desperately sorry
this should've happened.

I only with I'd thought
of it and warned you.

- Oh Uncle Richard how could
you possibly have guessed?

- Well I've had a great deal
of experience with, well,

this sort of thing.

Something not unlike it
happened to this family.

Oh years ago now.

But parents do change
and suddenly become

very silly and Victorian
when the future

of someone they love
very much is at stake.

- They're not giving
us a chance,

that's what's so damned unfair.

They've just made up their
minds and that's that.

- Well did you give
them a chance?

You did go to war
rather swiftly.

- Well perhaps I did, but
I can hardly capitulate now

and go crawling back saying
I'm sorry, because I'm not.

- Alright fair enough.

I only wish my intervention
would do some good,

but I think it might
make things worse.

- Could they be worse?

- Well I think the
great thing to do

is not to do anything
rash or in a hurry.

Whatever you both may
think, your future happiness

is in the balance and do
remember that time is on your
side.

-[Robert] Well we can't
wait forever.

- Well three days
is hardly forever.

Now do give them time.

I quite often see your
father in the House of Lords

and in the club and
if I see a chance

of a quiet talk, I'll take it.

- Darling it's from your mother.

She wants me to have
tea with her tomorrow.

- Well there you are.

- Well it don't surprise
me one little bit.

Not one little bit.

- Why is that Mrs. Bridges?

- Because Captain Worsley
who is Miss Georgina's father

was a cad and a bounder
and well known for it.

Not to say famous.

- But as he was killed in
a hunting accident when

Miss Georgina was only six, I
don't see how it can matter.

- It matters to a
Duke who his only

son and heir is going
to get married to.

It matters very much indeed.

And that side of the
Worsley family has got

bad blood in it and the Duke
knows it just like I do.

- I've had another
letter from Ruby.

-[Mrs. Bridges] Oh.

- Doesn't sound too happy,
reading between the lines.

- Well she's made her bed
and she must sleep in it.

- Sounds like her mistress
is a proper bully.

- Thank you.

- Thank you Mabel.

- Oh you forgot me sugar Mabel.

- Well go and get it then.

- Go and get it yourself.

- You do as your told.

- Why should I?

I wasn't took on to work on

hand and foot for the
bleeding servants.

- Give us all that
sugar my girl.

- Get it yourself.

(screaming)

- Mabel, Mabel, now stop it.

Well done Dais.

- Oh, thank you Daisy.

- Have a biscuit.

- Oh thanks very much.

- Well done.

- Miss Worsley, Your Grace.

- Ah Miss Worsley, how very
nice of you to come and see me.

Shall we have our
tea straight away?

Michael would you tell Harris?

- Yes Your Grace.

- Do sit down Miss Worsley.

- Thank you.

- Well I'm sorry
that we've never

had the chance to meet before.

- Yes so am I.

- I was having luncheon with
Anne Berkomstead yesterday.

She tells me that you were
a nurse during the war.

- Oh yes I was.

I tried like everyone
else to do something.

- Well she said you were
a very good one.

My brother was with James
Bellamy in the life guards.

He was killed sadly.

How is Major Bellamy?

He played polo very
well I remember.

- Yes.

- Thank you Harris.

- He's in America at the moment,

I think he's enjoying
himself very much.

He's coming back this um,
autumn, to see us, we hope.

- Have you ever been to America?

- Yes I have once, I enjoyed it.

- Oh I always love going there.

They are tremendous snobs
you know and they make

an enormous fuss of one,
which of course one adores.

It's one of the few
advantages of one's position.

Most of the time it's
really rather hard work

and not very much fun.

Endlessly opening things
and doing good works

and chairing committees.

One doesn't have to do
these things of course,

but it is rather
expected of one.

Do you like lemon or
milk in your tea?

- Oh lemon please.

- Oh dear I'm not really allowed

to eat tea and I do love it so.

It really is very boring
being middle aged

and having to think of
ones figure all the time.

I expect you went to
Hollywood to make films.

- No I went to stay
with Jame's sister

Elizabeth who lives out there.

I'm afraid my film experiences
have been rather exaggerated.

I've only ever been in one film

and that was really
just for fun.

- You young people nowadays
seem to have so much fun,

and so much more freedom
than when I was young.

One is always hearing
of all sorts of people

doing all sorts of
strange things.

Still I suppose it's
a good thing really.

- Yes.

I do think Robert paints well.

- Yes he has quite a talent.

I remember being very proud
when he won a prize at school.

But he never kept it up really.

I'm afraid it's rather
typical of him.

He never seems able to
stick at anything.

- Has he really ever
been given the chance?

- Oh lord yes.

He was up at Oxford you know,

but he left after a year or so.

Never took his degree.

Not that he needed one.

No he's a very charming,
easygoing person,

and my husband and I
love him very dearly.

But being made the way he is,
I'm afraid it's rather easy

for him to get away with things
in life and make mistakes.

You really are a
very pretty girl.

Much prettier than
your photographs.

I'm sure a lot of men must've
fallen in love with you.

- Yes they have.

-[Duchess] And asked
you to marry them.

- Yes some of them.

But I've never accepted
anyone before.

I didn't love them and
I do love Robert.

-[Duchess] I'm sure you do.

- I think he's the
sort of person

that will never let me down.

- I don't think he'd
let anyone down.

Not deliberately anyway.

- Oh not anyway.

I've never met anyone
quite like him before.

- It's very nice
of you to say so.

We've decided that Robert
should go away for a few months.

His father's arranged it, he'll
be going all over the world.

During that time we don't
want you to see one another.

Now you strike me as being
a sensible sort of girl

and I hope you'll try
and persuade Robert

to see things our way.

After all if you love him
as much as you say you do,

it will make no difference
in the long run.

- I think that's unfair.

- Miss Worsley, Robert
is our only son.

As I say he's very dear to us,

but he's also heir to
a great inheritance.

Now I don't just mean
titles, I mean land,

responsibility to people,
thousands of people.

We don't feel that
he's quite ready

to take on that responsibility,

not that he'll have to
we hope for some time.

And we don't feel that he's
quite ready to get married.

I don't expect you to agree
with me or even to understand

why I seem to be behaving
like a fussy old hen.

But I felt that I at least
owed you an explanation.

- Yes, thank you.

-[Duchess] Will you
have another cup of tea?

- Yes, thank you.

- Ruby?

Ruby?

- Who is it?

Mrs. Bridges.

What are you doing here?

- I've come to see how
you was getting on.

And none to well by
the looks of things.

That kitchen there's a disgrace.

-[Ruby] It's not my fault.

- What are you dressed
up like that for?

- She makes me dress like this.

Oh I can't go on Mrs. Bridges.

I'm that tired, I can't
think straight anymore.

I never stop, day and night,

it's too much and
I can't manage.

- Well you get your days off.

- I don't go out because
I haven't got the time.

I haven't got any money anyway

because she makes me pay
for everything I break.

Oh she's terrible Mrs. Bridges.

She goes on at me all the time.

I have to do everything,
every blessed thing.

I have to clean the rooms and
cook the meals and serve them

and make the beds and answer
the door and everything else

and I just never
seem to catch up.

-[Mrs. Bridges] Well why
don't you leave then?

- Because she won't give me
a reference, she said so.

- Well you would go Ruby.

You've nobody but your
own self to blame.

Now then come along.

Let's try and get that
kitchen tidied up a bit.

Oh dear, I don't know
where to start.

(buzzer buzzing)

- That'll be her
wanting her tea.

And then she's got friends

coming round for bridge
afterwards.

(buzzer buzzing)

Mrs. Bridges, where are?

- You stop where you are.

- Ruby, Ruby.

Ruby when did you last
dust this room?

- Excuse me Madam.

- Who are you?

What are you doing here?

- My name is Mrs. Bridges,
Madam, and I come to visit Ruby.

- How dare you come into my
house without being invited.

- I repeat Madam, I
come to visit Ruby,

and I would be obliged
if you would

let me have a few words
with you about the girl.

- Are you her mother
or something?

- I am Lord and Lady
Bellamy's cook Madam,

and Ruby was my kitchen maid.

- Well you didn't train
her very well.

I've never had such a dirty,
lazy, slovenly, sullen girl.

- She may be slow,

but Ruby's always been
a good hard worker.

- I will not discuss my
servants with a cook.

Please go away and
send Ruby to me.

- If you will excuse me
Madam, I think your treatment

of this girl has been
absolutely shocking.

- Ruby show this woman
out immediately.

- It's your kind that brings
disgrace on domestic service.

- Do you want me to
call the police?

Unless you get rid of this
woman, you're dismissed.

- Oh lord.

- And I shall personally
see to it

that you never get
another place.

- Ruby, fetch your things.

- Now I see your little game.

You've come here to
steal her from me.

I'll sue your employer.

I'll report you to the agency.

- Ruby come along with me.

- I'll get my husband.

I'll have you prosecuted,
that's what I'll do.

I'll know the law, I'll
have you put in prison.

(dog barking)

- I'll write to you
wherever you are.

I should think it would
be great fun, you can find

all sorts of exciting places
to take me when we're married.

- I still think I'm being
weak giving in like this.

Even if I want to get
married to you,

why the hell shouldn't I?

- Darling we've been
through all this so often

I'm sure uncle Richard
is right, he always is.

- It's gonna seem
like centuries.

What a waste.

What a waste of our lives.

- Let's plan a date
to get married.

- June, next year.

- June the 12th.

It's a Thursday.

- A year today, well
that's fine.

Thursday June the 12th, 1930.

That'll be a day on which
history's made.

- Goodbye my love.

I love you.

[Radio Announcer] Although
the first test match

was drawn here this evening,
it looked increasingly

like it wasn't yesterday
morning South Africa

had the better of it and they'll
be very pleased about that.

But when they played it.

(giggling)

- I was just thinking
what Mr. Hudson

would've said if he'd come
back here and found Mabel.

- Oh I think we can
draw a vein rather able.

Mr. Hudson nor Rose need
ever know she existed.

- Oh Eddie turn that thing off.

- Its the test Daisy.

- Yeah there's always a test.

- But it's a series.

- How a grown man can
sit there all day long

listening to some bloke
chattering around

on the radio about
cricket beats me.

(sniffing)

- Ruby?

Ruby?

How's that stew getting on?

- Alright Mrs. Bridges.

- Alright is it?

Well just you look at this.

Now what have I always told you?

Go on, what is it?

- A stew boiled is
a stew spoiled.

- A stew boiled is a stew
spoiled and this one's been
boiled

so take it and throw it out.

And clean the saucepan
'cause it's burnt

and while you're about
it, you better get on.

(cheerful orchestral music)