All language subtitles for Home Fires S02E01

Let me help out.

It's warm, boys.

Welcome to Great Paxford, boys.

Well, the poor devils look
absolutely shattered.

Hardly surprising given they had to
fight their way out of Czechoslovakia

and across half of Europe. At least
Churchill committed to getting them out.

I've been thinking.

Someone who knows Adam ought to say a few
words at the thanksgiving service in his absence

and as president of the WI -

Hardly appropriate for a member of
a secular pacifist organisation

to comment on the silencing
of church bells due to war.

If anyone's likely to know what the vicar
would have said under the circumstances,

it would probably be
the vicar's wife.

Our country is in a state of war
with Germany

and, as of this morning, Italy.

As a consequence this station is on
high alert around the clock

as is every man here.

The last thing they need is the kind
of distraction

you've been offering
Wing Commander Bowers.

Consorting with a married officer
undermines morale

and is utterly beyond the pale.
Sir, I never set out to distract -

You appear to be under the illusion
that this is a conversation.

It is not.

We've wasted quite enough time on
this. I agree.

Aircraft Woman Campbell, you are to be dishonourably
discharged from the WAAF effective immediately.

Sir, please. I
- As a consequence

this will prohibit you from joining
any other branch

of His Majesty's armed services.

Do you understand?

This is unfair.

You will be escorted off the station.

Wing Commander Bowers had me
transferred -

Did you hear me, Miss Campbell?

What's happening to him? Has he been
dishonourably discharged?

He has been reassigned to another
station. You are dismissed.

Miss Campbell.

Scramble! Scramble!

Scramble! Scramble!

Laura. Please don't be nice to me,
Thomas.

I simply want to leave
and never come back.

I'll drive you home.
Thank you.

Sir. Sir?

Mrs Brindsley.

I'm sure I'm the last person you
want to see.

Not at all. However, once again, I'm
afraid the information you request

is unavailable to the general public
at the present time.

I have an absolute right to whatever
information you have.

And I'll keep coming until I get
some answers.

At the very least you must be able
to tell me where my son's ship went down.

Was it near land - That information,
as you've been repeatedly told, is restricted.

I wouldn't tell another living soul.

Please, Ijust want to find out what
happened.

Please, Mrs Brindsley, calm down.

I'm perfectly calm.

Under the circumstances.
Ijust need to be told -

What happened to your son.

And I'm telling you that at present
I'm not at liberty

to give you any more information than
you've already had. Which is none.

Well, in that case, I'd like the
name of your commanding officer.

Mrs Brindsley, that really won't make
any difference.

I can see why you'd say that.

But I'd like it nevertheless.

Were you listening in to that call?

Not listening in, so much
as...checking.

Oh. We're all being encouraged to be
on the lookout

for the out of the ordinary.

And what I'm doing is ensuring the
caller is the person they say they are

and not a spy of some kind.

Oh. I wasn't aware German spies were
expected in Cheshire.

3,000 Czech soldiers in the village,
Mrs Simms.

What about them?

Who's to say they're all Czech?
Who's saying they're not?

Can you tell the difference between
a Czech accent and a German one?

Are you seriously suggesting that
3,000 German soldiers

have snuck into the country
by pretending to be Czech

and no-one's noticed?

I'm saying we shouldn't assume
anything is as it seems any more.

So snooping -
Not snooping. Checking.

So checking in on calls is, in your
mind, a first line of defence?

Exactly.

Have you heard from Mr Simms at all?

No. Not yet. And I suppose he's not
actually fighting, is he?

Just sitting behind the lines,
writing about fighting.

Yes.

Writing about fighting.

Number, please?

Now there's a sight for
extremely sore eyes. Nick!

You're back.

I'm taking up the post of the
station's new Wing Commander.

I did so well at Dunkirk,

the top brass has promoted me out of
the sky altogether.

Congratulations.
I'm sure it was thoroughly deserved.

Well, I wish I shared your
conviction.

Have you heard from Adam since?
No, nothing yet, no.

It was about as close to chaos as
I've ever seen in the military.

Men were being scooped up and dumped

just about anywhere this side of the
Channel, so...be patient.

I'm trying.

Well, do come round for tea once you
get your feet under the table.

Thanks. I'll er, I'll be sure to
take you up on that.

Do.

I'm so pleased you're back safely.

Leave them be!

Get off him!

Stop that!
That's it...

Stop!
Stop, stop!

He spilt my beer!
I know. It was a mistake, yeah?

Come on. He didn't know what you
were saying.

He pays for another!
Of course, of course.

Here.

Take what it costs for beers
for you and your friends, yeah?

Come on. OK? Here. OK?

Come on, let's go inside.

I'm very sorry.
Are you hurt?

Your friend should watch where he's
going.

Can't just plough into people when
they're going about their own business.

If you can't handle your drink,
don't go to the pub!

If you wish to lodge a complaint,

I take full responsibility.
My name is Captain Marek Novotny.

And I'm very sorry that you were
involved, Mrs...? Simms. Simms.

I don't need to make a complaint.

I simply need to be left in peace
when I'm walking through my own village.

In future, watch what you're doing!

That's all you have to do round here
is watch what you're doing.

Hello?

Laura? You all right?

Dishonourably discharged.

But not just that. Not just from the
WAAF, that's not enough.

I'm also banned from joining any
other branch of the services.

What happened? They painted me as a
little slut

who jumped into an affair,
even though he pursued me!

Lied through his teeth about his
marriage,

but he's a Wing Commander so clearly
none of that matters.

Look at me. If you refuse
to be defined by this

you stand every chance
of getting through it.

His wife is divorcing him for
adultery

and plans to publicly name me
as the other party.

I don't know what to do.

It's going to be all right.
You have my word.

You have my absolute word.

If you've read it, then why haven't
you done anything?

The article clearly said
that radiation treatment

has had considerable success.
What it actually said

was there's been considerable
success with SOME cancer.

And considerable failure with
others.

Why couldn't you be
among the successful?

As likely, possibly more likely,
it would make me worse.

You can't say that without trying it.
Surely it's worth a shot.

You're not listening to me.
You're the one who's not listening.

If there's the slightest chance
- That's exactly what it is, Kate.

The very slightest chance.

There is no dignity in false hope,
none whatsoever.

I'm not prepared to gamble with what
little time I have left.

So you're just going to do nothing
then?

Couldn't I put the same question
to you?

Before you met jack, you wanted to
become a nurse.

And then, as you said, I met jack.

And now he's gone.

His life has been cruelly taken from
him, Kate. From both of you.

But yours hasn't.

Before telling me what I should do
with what's left of my life,

why not give some thought to what
you might do with the rest of yours?

Now, hang on a minute!

I do understand how hard this must
have been - Will.

That's for you.

Good day.

Aren't you going to ask how
it went?

I expect it went the same as the
last time.

Well, you'll be wrong.

This time I have the name of someone
in real authority to write to.

Don't get your hopes up.

They know what happened, Bryn.

Even if they do, you can't expect
them to give away military positions.

I'm not asking for that. One thing
leads to another, doesn't it?

If they tell you, they've got to
tell everyone

and suddenly information gets out
they need to keep under wraps.

David will be home in time to meet
his brother or sister, Bryn. Mark my words.

Miriam
- Mark them.

Christ, how could she have been so
stupid?

Because she's young and naive, Will.

But Wing Commander Bowers wasn't.
NO.

He knew precisely what he was doing.
We need to do something and fast.

But what can you actually do?

Will.

Go back to Italy, you dirty wop!

Dirty wop! Dirty wop!
Dirty wop!

Dirty wop! Dirty wop!
That's enough!

Dirty wop! Dirty -
That is enough!

What on earth do you think you're
all doing?

Go!

Mrs Esposito, are you all right?

What Italy has done is terrible.
Mussolini is terrible.

But this has been my country
for many years.

I have made my home here.

I'm so sorry.

It won't happen again
from those children.

You can take my word on that.

Morning, Bryn.

Good afternoon, Mrs Simms.

Captain Novotny.

Come in.

I came to apologise for what
happened outside the pub yesterday.

I ask someone where you live,
I...I hope you don't mind.

From myself and my men.

These really aren't necessary.
I don't know what to say.

You can say, "I'll put them into
water before they die."

Very well. I'll put them into water
before they die.

And please, my name is Marek.

I should have a vase somewhere.

We don't usually have flowers.

My husband doesn't like flowers.

I didn't know it was possible to
dislike flowers.

He says they remind him
of how short life is.

Short, yes, but...beautiful.

That's very poetic for a soldier.

When I'm not fighting for
my country, I'm a teacher.

Oh, yes? Of what?

Ironically, German.

You know your shirt is torn?

Yeah. One of many repairs
I need to attend to.

I can do that if you'd like to leave
it with me.

In the meantime, you can borrow one
of my husband's.

That's very kind, but -
I insist.

As my thank you for the flowers.

One of Bob's should fit.
Wait there.

Edith, against the wall.

George, you too. Quick as you can.
Move forward, please.

You too, Oliver. Against the wall.

Against the wall please, Albert.
Yes, miss.

Do any of you know why you're stood
here instead of inside?

Mrs Esposito has lived in
Great Paxford for 19 years.

That's twice as long
as you've been alive.

I'm nearly 11-
Albert Stoddart!

Don't even think about finishing that
sentence

or I will come down on you
like a ton of bricks, lad.

She chose to live in England.

She lives with us, among us,
causing no harm to anybody

so why do you think that she deserved
to be treated

the way you all treated her this
morning?

My dad says she shouldn't be here.

Albert, does your dad know that
Mrs Esposito hates everything

that Mussolini stands for?

Did any of you even bother to find
that out before calling her names?

No, miss.

You will all write a letter
of apology to that poor woman.

- Understood?
- Yes, miss.

In.

Please repeat after me.
"I do solemnly declare..."

I do solemnly declare...

That I know not of any lawful
impediment...

Why I, Claire Louise Hillman...

May not be joined in matrimony to
Spencer Wilson.

May not be joined in matrimony to
Spencer Wilson.

Spencer, please repeat after me.

I do solemnly declare...
I do solemnly declare...

That I know not of any lawful
impediment,

why I, Spencer Wilson, may not be
joined in matrimony

to Claire Louise Hillman...

NO regrets?
Give me a chance.

I've only been married
three and a half minutes.

About getting married without
telling anybody.

Not even your mother.

No fuss. Perfect.

Mr and Mrs Wilson.

Say that again.
Mr -

Say that again.
Hm, just the "Mrs Wilson" part.

Only me and thee, Mrs Wilson.

Your country is very beautiful.

You only get this view if
you take the shortcut.

And into all this beauty bursts
loud drunken Czechs.

Well, defending themselves against
loud drunken Brits.

It was a situation we shall be
careful to avoid in the future.

We do not want people to be worried
every time they see Czech soldiers.

The village is holding
a service tomorrow

to mark the silencing
of the church bells.

Why don't you come with your men?
Show the village they have nothing to fear.

We are 3,000.

The fear probably lies in our number.

Perhaps don't bring all of them.

Were you married there?

No, we married in Manchester,
where we met.

Moved here because Bob thought it
would be easier to write in the countryside.

The open skies, fresh air...

Also better for children.

Bob and his career take
a lot of looking after.

Wasn't any room for children.

Are you married?

My wife died of tuberculosis
three years ago.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

It's time I got back to the camp,
so... Right.

Straight ahead. It's much quicker
than going all the way round.

Thank you, Mrs Simms.
Please, Pat.

You're very welcome.

As you will be at
tomorrow's service.

Goodbye, Pat.

Wing Commander Bowers.

Dr Campbell, Laura's father.

I was just going to see the adjutant
about her dismissal.

It won't make any difference.

Do you have even the
slightest remorse

of what you've done to my daughter?
Laura's an adult, Dr Campbell -

Except that she isn't, is she? Not
in any true understanding of the word.

To all intents and purposes,
she's still a girl.

In her father's eyes, perhaps.

If the adjutant won't reverse his
decision,

the very least I need from you is to
drop Laura's name from your divorce.

I'm sorry, old chap,
it's not in my gift.

I'm sorry, old chap,
50 speak to your wife.

Do you think I haven't tried?

The thing about my wife,
Dr Campbell,

is that she's a miserable bitch.

Once she settles on a course of
action, there's no deterring her.

I wonder if she was a miserable
bitch when you married her

or do you turn perfectly happy,
balanced women

into that by your behaviour? I think
you'd better leave the station.

Before I have you thrown off.

Yes, I think you're probably right.
One last thing -

I really must get on.
Of course.

I was simply going to ask you to
hold my hat for a moment.

Your hat?

I was aiming for your mouth,

but I rather think I broke your nose
by mistake.

I would offer to fix it,
but I won't.

- Sorry, old chap.
- It's not in my gift

Mrs Collingborne?

Yes.

I have a telegram for you.

Thank you.

Any reply?

No. No reply.

Thank you.

This is the fourth time you've
brought me here in the last three weeks.

I don't know what else
you want me to say.

Please sit down, Mrs Scotlock.
Are you going to charge me or not?

Please. Sit down.

After a great deal of
deliberation...

it's been decided that all charges of
accounting fraud against you

are to be dropped.

What?

Your involvement with Hughes
and his grubby profiteers...

...has left you with a valuable combination
of skills and experience, Mrs Scotlock.

We've decided it would be a waste to
see those wither in prison.

Instead, we have an offer
we'd like to make you.

An offer?

And if I decline, will the charges
be reinstated?

They will remain dropped.

All you have to do is
consider my proposal...

..and make your decision.

I'm appealing to your patriotism.

Worried?
Yes. A bit.

No need. You'll be fine.

Anything else I can get for you?

Er, no. Thank you.

You haven't called your mother yet.
No rush.

Well, why don't you
telephone her now?

Could do.

Or...

we could both stop playing for time.

Very well, Mr Wilson.

Let's go, before I lose my nerve.

At least you know he's alive.

But not where he's being held
pHsonen

or what state he's in, or what
conditions they're being kept in.

He's twice the age of the men he's
been captured with, don't forget.

Twice as wily.
Twice as experienced.

We don't have any idea what the
Nazis are doing with prisoners.

They have to abide by
the Geneva Conventions.

Wherever he is, Adam will be
calculating what he needs to do

to get home to you.

In the meantime, you need to tell
the village.

No, I don't want to tell anyone
anything. Not yet.

No, I don't want to tell anyone
He is their vicar, too.

Adam isn't my vicar, Peter,
he's my husband.

Of course. I didn't mean to suggest -

People will only be sympathetic.
I'm not ready for their sympathy.

You must do what you feel is best.

I know that this could be a lot
worse...

..but this is bad enough for me.

Here you go.

Well?
They've dropped the charges.

What? Not against the others
but...I'm free to go.

How come?

Well, they decided I
was telling the truth

and had been placed in
an impossible position.

Alison! That's fantastic news!

It certainly took me by surprise.

Oh!

When your name is cited
in this divorce, Laura,

things could become very difficult.

It might result in a
very public humiliation.

You need to prepare for that.

I know.

I'll go. People will make
assumptions

because he has rank and status
and you don't.

And because...well, because you're
a young woman

and must, of course,
have thrown herself

and must, of course,
at the upright Wing Commander.

Let them think what they like.
Those closest to you know you.

Let them think what they like.
And we know they're wrong.

More bills. Excellent.

Something for you?

I've been offered an interview to
train to be a nurse

at St Thomas' Hospital.
What?

I had no idea you'd applied.
Did you?

None whatsoever.

That's fantastic news, Kate.
Well done.

Thank you.
Immensely proud of you.

Are you sure you want to go all the
way to London to train?

Laura will need - It's the best
training hospital in England.

She has to go.

jack would be very proud of you.

Thank you.

Now it's your turn.

I'm a doctor, Kate. I really don't
need to become a nurse as well.

To seriously consider
radiation treatment.

Since when have you been considering
that? Since now.

If I'm to move forward with my life,

shouldn't you at least try to move
forward with yours?

Very well.

I will seriously consider it.

Good.

How do you think your mother's
likely to react?

She'll be disappointed she wasn't
there,

but once I explain why we wanted it
between ourselves

I'm pretty sure she'll understand.

I don't want her thinking
it was my decision alone.

I'll make that very clear. And she's
the first person we're telling.

Exactly.

Go on, then.

Chester switchboard.
Number, please?

Great Paxford 343, please.

I have a call for Great Paxford 343.

Putting the caller through now.

Hello?
Hello? Mother?

I wanted you to be the first to know
that Claire and I are married.

When?!
In Chester, today.

Captain Novot - Marek.

Pat.
Come in.

So, I sent some men to your service.

Clean, smart. Not drunk.

Oh, wonderful.

So if it's ready, I'd like to attend
in my uniform.

Of course, I have it here.

Thank you.

It's like new.

Thank you so much.

So how do I look?

Extremely smart.

Thank you, Pat.

How long will your meeting take?

Helen just wants to go through the
quarterly figures

so it shouldn't take too long.

Try and make it to the service.

Sarah could use as much support as
we can give her

when she's making her speech.
Bring Helen if you're overrunning.

Finish off in the house afterwards.
- Let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Bye-bye.
- Bye.

Good morning, Mrs Barden.

I was just wondering
if Claire was home.

She's not due back until later.

Oh. Then Iwonder if you might
give her this?

So I might be among the first to
offer my congratulations on her nuptials.

Her what?
Nuptials.

To Spencer.

I think you must have
the wrong end of the stick

or the wrong stick altogether.

I don't think I have.

Pretty sure I'm holding the
right stick at the right end.

Claire went to see a friend in
Chester for a couple of days.

Odd she didn't inform her employer of
such significant plans.

But perhaps she wanted
to surprise you.

If you could give her my card upon
her return, I'd be most grateful.

Good day.

The radio this morning said there
are 80,000 aliens in the country.

Churchill's rounding them up.
Every single one.

Good.
Stan.

We all know Mrs Esposito.

Do we?

With the nation's back to the wall,
who can we really trust?

Looks like now really isn't the time
to stand out from the crowd.

Where are they taking her, miss?
I honestly don't know.

We never gave her our letter.

# He who would valiantly be

# 'Gainst all disaster

# Let him in constancy

# Follow the master

# There's no discouragement

# Shall make him once relent

# His first avowed intent

# To be a pilgrim

# Since, Lord, thou dost defend

# Us with thy Spirit

# We know we at the end

# Shall life inherit

# Then fancies flee away

# I'll fear not what men say

# I'll labour night and day

To be a pilgrim

I've been asked to say a few words
on behalf of my absent husband.

You and I know that
Reverend Collingborne

would have moved heaven and earth to
be with us this morning.

He loved listening to the bells.

He often sat in church during
bell ringing practice in order to...

..in order to be surrounded by what
he calls their "magnificent din".

Unfortunately,

I received notification that
Reverend Collingborne...

..that my husband, your vicar,
has been taken prisoner.

Along with several
soldiers of his regiment.

In this I'm all too well aware that
I'm in the same boat as several women here.

While several others are trying to
come to terms with far worse news.

This is not an easy time.

After today, we will next hear these
bells proclaiming invasion or victory,

we don't know which.

But before they give their last

let's remember that we are all
fighting in our own way

to prevent an even worse time
to come.

Excuse me!
Very nice to see you...

Nice to see you.

Claire. I had the most extraordinary
encounter with jenny this morning.

She seemed to be under
the bizarre impression

that you hadn't gone to see a friend
as you'd told me,

but you'd snuck away to get married.
I said that couldn't possibly be true

because you would simply
have told me.

Oh.

She was telling the truth? Mm...
How did jenny -

No, I'm sorry, Mrs Barden.

We just wanted to get married
quietly, without any hoo-haa.

Well, Iwouldn't have insisted on
any "hoo-haa", it's...

Does this mean you're leaving us?
Oh, no.

The plan was to live at Spencer's
mother's house

but come and do the same hours
every day.

Does your mother know
what you've done?

And what you're planning to do?

We told her first thing this morning

and we were gonna tell you as soon as
we got back. I don't know what to say.

Except...

Did you really think you'd get away
completely scot-free?

Bob Simms. Leg wounds.
Right. Bed six.

Detective Sergeant Reynolds, please.

Albert!

Can I leave a message?

The message is I've given his offer
a great deal of consideration...

..and the answer is yes.

Mr Barden!

What's happening?
Keep Mrs Barden away.

Keep Mrs Barden away!

What the hell...?
That's Peter's car!

Frances, come back...

Charlotte Bowers is to divorce
Wing Commander Richard Bowers.

You mustn't let the gossip get to you
too much, eh?

You'd expect something to suggest

why a 20% share of the business
might be owed.

Dr Campbell, this treatment won't
just tire you out.

Will? I slipped.
I'm calling an ambulance.

Have you been to see your husband?
He's quite badly injured.

The last person I expected to see.