1 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:16,678 Did you hear what Harold the Wise said about the trip to Rhodesia? 2 00:00:16,679 --> 00:00:18,919 "I would be very, very, very disappointed." 3 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,799 "I would be very, very, very disappointed." 4 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,240 "I would be very, very, very disappointed, and so would my whippet." 5 00:00:23,973 --> 00:00:26,220 - Steak tartare, sir. - Thank you very much indeed. 6 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,119 So, Senor Besselli, I have news. 7 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,399 John Pardoe has practically confirmed it. 8 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:33,719 Grimond is stepping down. 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,099 One more year, 18 months at the most. 10 00:00:36,100 --> 00:00:39,595 I would be "very, very, very disappointed" if that's not true. 11 00:00:39,596 --> 00:00:41,819 What can I say but, congratulations? 12 00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:44,079 Just think, though, given the balance of power, 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,856 the next leader of the Liberal Party could be Deputy Prime Minister. 14 00:00:46,857 --> 00:00:48,107 Well, quite. 15 00:00:49,379 --> 00:00:51,559 I never did care very much for the word deputy. 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,381 Well, I'll be there for you, all the way. 17 00:00:54,382 --> 00:00:56,731 Finance is going to be a problem, of course, as ever. 18 00:00:56,732 --> 00:00:59,319 Well, I'd love to help, but I'm not exactly a millionaire. 19 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,219 And I'm stuck here in an office with a leaky roof 20 00:01:01,220 --> 00:01:03,799 and I can't even afford my own staff. 21 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,072 Tell me, what's that secretary of yours like, Elizabeth? 22 00:01:06,073 --> 00:01:08,915 - Any good? - Oh, yes. Particularly in bed. 23 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:10,999 Pedro! 24 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,947 I adore you! 25 00:01:12,948 --> 00:01:15,450 You and your monstrous appetites! 26 00:01:15,451 --> 00:01:16,768 Weren't you a lay preacher? 27 00:01:16,769 --> 00:01:18,520 Well, obviously you were, literally. 28 00:01:19,086 --> 00:01:22,913 Call it a hobby. Some people play golf, I like screwing. 29 00:01:25,237 --> 00:01:27,505 Between the two of us, when I was young, 30 00:01:27,506 --> 00:01:32,641 I was so desperate, I'd go looking on the spear side. 31 00:01:37,636 --> 00:01:41,378 Are you telling me... that you... 32 00:01:41,379 --> 00:01:43,058 ...were usable? 33 00:01:43,891 --> 00:01:46,440 I'm a little bit so, yes. 34 00:01:46,993 --> 00:01:49,713 If that's not too shocking. 35 00:01:49,714 --> 00:01:54,000 Peter Pedro Bessell von Bessellbach! 36 00:01:55,406 --> 00:01:57,118 Well, out of anyone in this room, 37 00:01:57,119 --> 00:02:02,751 I'm probably the least shocked of all, if you understand my meaning. 38 00:02:02,752 --> 00:02:04,329 I think so. 39 00:02:04,330 --> 00:02:06,280 It's hardly a great surprise now, is it? 40 00:02:07,446 --> 00:02:09,606 I... suppose not. 41 00:02:11,237 --> 00:02:15,439 What would you say you are, vis-a-vis men and women? 42 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:16,901 What are you? 50-50? 43 00:02:16,902 --> 00:02:20,476 More like 80-20. 44 00:02:20,477 --> 00:02:23,953 I mean, 80% for the ladies. 45 00:02:23,954 --> 00:02:25,439 Yeah. 46 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:31,353 Yes, I call myself 80%, but... 80%... gay. 47 00:02:31,354 --> 00:02:33,323 Gosh, I'm not sure that word's ever been said 48 00:02:33,324 --> 00:02:34,639 within these walls before. 49 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:35,882 Not in that context. 50 00:02:35,883 --> 00:02:39,569 My wife insists that gay means happy. 51 00:02:39,570 --> 00:02:41,752 I think she's absolutely right. 52 00:02:41,753 --> 00:02:43,892 And I intend to be very happy, 53 00:02:43,893 --> 00:02:45,599 very many times in my life. 54 00:02:46,079 --> 00:02:47,559 And very much so with him. 55 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,959 Very, very, very much so. 56 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,339 Careful, now. Keep it discreet. 57 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:56,319 I'm not sure any boy's worth ending up in prison for. 58 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:57,857 You protecting me, Pedro? 59 00:02:57,858 --> 00:02:59,799 If I must, Jeremy, 60 00:03:00,332 --> 00:03:02,319 - then I will. - At last! 61 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,799 Thank God, someone to protect me from myself. 62 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,603 I am going to order some port, to celebrate. 63 00:03:08,946 --> 00:03:12,666 Peter, we are nothing but a pair of old queens. 64 00:03:14,188 --> 00:03:16,759 To... Her Majesty. 65 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,360 Her Majesty. 66 00:03:21,484 --> 00:03:27,484 Sync and corrections by btsix www.addic7ed.com 67 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,480 Morning, Jonty. Morning, Jeremy. 68 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,440 Morning, sir. 69 00:04:16,172 --> 00:04:19,039 It is my duty to inform the Prime Minister 70 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,399 that if he continues to restrict immigration, 71 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,345 he is staunching the lifeblood of this country... 72 00:04:25,346 --> 00:04:26,633 Hear, hear! 73 00:04:26,634 --> 00:04:31,449 And, and fuelling the rise of the "Keep Britain White" campaign. 74 00:04:31,450 --> 00:04:34,301 Citizens from all over the Commonwealth 75 00:04:34,302 --> 00:04:38,078 deserve a free and safe right of entry, or else 76 00:04:38,079 --> 00:04:42,990 the Government may find that its White Paper is very aptly named. 77 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,279 - Bessell speaking. - Pedro, I have a problem. 78 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:55,240 Meet me at The Ritz, 12 o'clock. 79 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,600 It was delivered last week to my mother, 80 00:05:05,601 --> 00:05:10,021 and she read it, every single word, all 17 pages. 81 00:05:10,780 --> 00:05:13,860 "From Norman Josiffe?" 82 00:05:15,273 --> 00:05:18,073 You mean, he's one of your... 83 00:05:21,830 --> 00:05:24,600 "Jeremy and I have had a homosexual relationship..." 84 00:05:25,433 --> 00:05:27,153 Oh, my God, your mother read this?! 85 00:05:28,622 --> 00:05:30,090 What does he want? Money? 86 00:05:30,691 --> 00:05:33,096 The vast sum of £30. 87 00:05:33,097 --> 00:05:34,999 He can't even blackmail properly. 88 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,080 Well, who is he, exactly? 89 00:05:38,900 --> 00:05:40,560 He is, um... 90 00:05:43,727 --> 00:05:45,727 ...well, when I first met him, he was... 91 00:05:47,339 --> 00:05:48,819 ...very heaven. 92 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:06,960 Good morning. 93 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:11,814 And a very, very fine morning it is, too. 94 00:06:11,815 --> 00:06:13,898 Good morning, sir. Pardon me. 95 00:06:13,899 --> 00:06:15,945 Jeremy Thorpe. I've come to stay for the weekend. 96 00:06:15,946 --> 00:06:17,439 I'm a guest of Mr Van de Vater. 97 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,164 I know, sir. He said. He was very excited. 98 00:06:20,724 --> 00:06:22,399 Quite a special visitor. 99 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,480 Member of Parliament and all of that. 100 00:06:25,766 --> 00:06:28,313 - What's your name? - Norman, sir. 101 00:06:28,314 --> 00:06:29,520 Another Norman? 102 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,052 Mein host, Norman Van de Vater and Norman... 103 00:06:34,632 --> 00:06:37,158 - Josiffe. - Josiffe! 104 00:06:37,159 --> 00:06:39,782 - What is that, French? - Um, I don't know, sir. 105 00:06:39,783 --> 00:06:40,799 Really? 106 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,927 You've never so much as enquired about your own surname? 107 00:06:43,928 --> 00:06:47,368 It's just, um, my mother married a Josiffe, 108 00:06:47,369 --> 00:06:48,679 but he's not my father. 109 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,513 Ah, complicated, yes. 110 00:06:50,514 --> 00:06:51,588 Sorry. 111 00:06:51,589 --> 00:06:54,480 No, no, no, no. My fault, my fault. It's private. 112 00:07:03,335 --> 00:07:04,919 Well, I'd best get back to work. 113 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:06,279 Will you be riding this weekend, sir? 114 00:07:06,280 --> 00:07:07,659 Oh, yeah, yeah, definitely. 115 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:10,639 It's a great... great passion of mine. 116 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,663 I can prepare the horse myself. 117 00:07:13,123 --> 00:07:14,228 What level are you at? 118 00:07:14,229 --> 00:07:16,375 What kind of mount would suit you best? 119 00:07:16,376 --> 00:07:20,576 Well, just... the right sort of mount for me, really. 120 00:07:20,577 --> 00:07:21,920 It depends. 121 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,980 What about you, Norman? You're the great expert, I see. 122 00:07:26,712 --> 00:07:28,559 It's all I've ever wanted to do, sir. 123 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,016 Working with horses. 124 00:07:30,017 --> 00:07:31,137 Ever since I was a kid. 125 00:07:31,138 --> 00:07:34,265 My family wasn't... We had our problems. 126 00:07:34,266 --> 00:07:36,350 All sorts of nonsense. It was my own fault, really, 127 00:07:36,351 --> 00:07:38,639 but I could always find my way to the stables 128 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,790 and, um... be happy. 129 00:07:40,791 --> 00:07:44,897 - I talk too much. Everyone says. - No, no, no. It's marvellous. 130 00:07:44,898 --> 00:07:46,080 Where are you? 131 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,159 Don't let anyone ever tell you to stop. 132 00:07:50,876 --> 00:07:54,515 - You're very kind, sir, thank you. - Jeremy. What's my name? 133 00:07:55,026 --> 00:07:56,349 Jeremy. 134 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,280 I wonder, it's just a thought, but if you ever 135 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,158 move on from Norman, 136 00:08:04,159 --> 00:08:07,360 Norman, and you find yourself in London, 137 00:08:08,889 --> 00:08:10,549 why don't you get in touch? 138 00:08:10,550 --> 00:08:11,679 Would that be all right? 139 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,880 Yes, sir. Jeremy. 140 00:08:15,364 --> 00:08:16,959 Thank you. 141 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,720 Right. Well, I must... trot on. 142 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:36,800 And, lo and behold, just over a year later... 143 00:09:02,276 --> 00:09:04,974 - Yeah! - Excuse me, Mr Thorpe. 144 00:09:04,975 --> 00:09:07,760 A visitor for you, Central Lobby. Says you're expecting him. 145 00:09:07,761 --> 00:09:09,600 A Mr Norman Josiffe. 146 00:09:11,741 --> 00:09:13,746 Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. 147 00:09:13,747 --> 00:09:14,920 Right away. 148 00:09:21,560 --> 00:09:23,280 Graham. Jeremy. 149 00:09:40,620 --> 00:09:42,500 Norman. 150 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:47,457 I'm so sorry. I couldn't think where else to go. 151 00:09:47,458 --> 00:09:48,499 I hope you don't mind. 152 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:51,459 - No, no. - Oh, sorry. 153 00:09:51,460 --> 00:09:54,520 - Mind Mrs Tish. - I certainly will. Hello, Mrs Tish. 154 00:09:55,680 --> 00:09:59,423 Well, I am grotesquely busy, but we might have time for a quick confab. 155 00:09:59,424 --> 00:10:01,119 Oh, he said we're not allowed in. 156 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,606 I'm sorry, Mr Thorpe, but you know the rules. 157 00:10:03,607 --> 00:10:05,703 No dogs allowed inside the Palace of Westminster. 158 00:10:05,704 --> 00:10:08,763 Now, that is true, except, as you well know, 159 00:10:08,764 --> 00:10:10,579 Charles II issued an edict 160 00:10:10,580 --> 00:10:13,039 allowing King Charles Spaniels inside the domain, 161 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:16,363 and while this might be technically a Jack Russell, 162 00:10:16,364 --> 00:10:17,751 - is that right? - That's right. 163 00:10:17,752 --> 00:10:18,924 You know what dogs are like, 164 00:10:18,925 --> 00:10:20,550 and I think that some roving spaniel 165 00:10:20,551 --> 00:10:23,025 might have had his way with Mrs Tish's mother. 166 00:10:23,026 --> 00:10:26,280 Which means that she has royal blood, so I must ask you, 167 00:10:26,281 --> 00:10:28,280 make way, please. Come. 168 00:10:30,579 --> 00:10:32,259 Thank you. 169 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,999 Complete fantasy, that Charles II thing. 170 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,474 There is no such law. 171 00:10:37,475 --> 00:10:39,239 But so many people have said it over the years, 172 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,119 it's assumed to be true, 173 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,680 which is a very good thing to remember in life, I think. 174 00:10:50,116 --> 00:10:52,935 I just had to get away, and I thought of you. 175 00:10:52,936 --> 00:10:54,959 Mr Van de Vater said the most terrible things to me, really, 176 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,359 I've never heard a gentleman talk like that. 177 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:02,990 Well, strictly between ourselves, he's not really a gentleman at all. 178 00:11:02,991 --> 00:11:04,656 It's a charade, his entire life. 179 00:11:04,657 --> 00:11:07,755 His real name is Norman Vater, from Wales. 180 00:11:07,756 --> 00:11:10,919 Well, he adored you. Absolutely. Oh, my God. 181 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,759 "Jeremy this, Jeremy that." 182 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,760 Every time you wrote to him, he'd read it out loud. 183 00:11:17,856 --> 00:11:19,368 Like what? 184 00:11:19,369 --> 00:11:21,439 Anything in particular? 185 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:25,159 You sent a postcard on the day Princess Margaret got engaged 186 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:26,919 to Anthony Armstrong-Jones, 187 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,999 and you wrote to Mr Van de Vater, 188 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,610 "Of the happy couple," Jeremy says, "what a pity. 189 00:11:33,611 --> 00:11:37,302 "I'd rather hoped to marry one and seduce the other." 190 00:11:40,605 --> 00:11:43,920 But it wasn't so much that as what he did with the postcards. 191 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,644 I'll keep this safe and sound, 192 00:11:48,310 --> 00:11:50,478 add it to my little collection. 193 00:11:50,479 --> 00:11:54,280 Letters from the great and powerful. 194 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,100 He put them in a drawer. 195 00:11:59,614 --> 00:12:01,360 I didn't know he kept them, no. 196 00:12:02,140 --> 00:12:03,720 Well, he doesn't any more. 197 00:12:05,100 --> 00:12:07,960 I took them. When I walked out. 198 00:12:10,059 --> 00:12:12,619 Come, Mrs Tish. 199 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:16,260 But that is 200 00:12:16,940 --> 00:12:18,760 exceedingly kind of you. 201 00:12:19,740 --> 00:12:21,880 Whatever would you do that for? 202 00:12:22,300 --> 00:12:26,028 Some of those are personal and a bit... 203 00:12:26,029 --> 00:12:27,840 ...cheeky, if you don't mind my saying. 204 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,200 And, um, if they fell into the wrong hands... 205 00:12:33,300 --> 00:12:35,060 ...I wouldn't want you getting into trouble. 206 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:37,540 Thank you. 207 00:12:38,035 --> 00:12:39,256 Thank you very much. 208 00:12:39,257 --> 00:12:41,670 It's funny, his name's Norman 209 00:12:41,671 --> 00:12:42,823 and my name's Norman, 210 00:12:42,824 --> 00:12:44,879 and those are all, "Dear Norman", 211 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:46,820 and I used to imagine... 212 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:50,280 ...they were mine. 213 00:12:51,727 --> 00:12:54,287 As if a man like you would ever write to a man like me. 214 00:12:56,700 --> 00:12:58,220 Well, it's not impossible. 215 00:13:00,759 --> 00:13:01,759 Really? 216 00:13:06,539 --> 00:13:09,653 - Can I have some water? - Yes, of course, yes. 217 00:13:22,419 --> 00:13:23,899 Thank you. 218 00:13:27,670 --> 00:13:28,946 These pills are new. 219 00:13:28,947 --> 00:13:31,833 I was on Longactil, but they said to try Elavil instead. 220 00:13:31,834 --> 00:13:34,293 Because I wasn't very well in the head. 221 00:13:34,294 --> 00:13:36,027 I'm sure you guessed that already. 222 00:13:36,614 --> 00:13:39,479 I was in a clinic... for psychiatric patients. 223 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:43,452 - Is that all right? - Mm, yeah, of course. Of course. 224 00:13:43,453 --> 00:13:44,879 And they were very good, they really were, 225 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,374 and I'm very grateful, but then they said, 226 00:13:47,375 --> 00:13:48,768 "There's not much more we can do for you," 227 00:13:48,769 --> 00:13:50,199 so I said, "Well, what do I do now?" 228 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,534 and they said, "That's not up to us," and I said, "Well..." 229 00:13:52,535 --> 00:13:54,880 And that's when I thought of you. 230 00:13:57,463 --> 00:13:59,130 And with a view to what, exactly? 231 00:13:59,131 --> 00:14:01,562 Well, the thing is, when I ran away from Mr Van de Vater, 232 00:14:01,563 --> 00:14:03,842 I had to leave my National Insurance card behind, 233 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,114 and I can hardly ask for it back, can I? Not now. 234 00:14:06,115 --> 00:14:07,359 Which means I won't be able to work, 235 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,392 and if I can't get work then I can't get a place to live, 236 00:14:09,393 --> 00:14:10,644 and if I don't have a permanent address, 237 00:14:10,645 --> 00:14:11,859 then I can't get my prescription, 238 00:14:11,860 --> 00:14:14,040 so I'm stuck, Jeremy, I'm completely stuck, and... 239 00:14:17,147 --> 00:14:18,707 ...I've got nowhere to stay. 240 00:14:24,573 --> 00:14:26,013 Whoa! 241 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,795 You took him to your mother's house? 242 00:14:38,796 --> 00:14:40,524 But why? 243 00:14:40,525 --> 00:14:42,286 I thought it would be fun. 244 00:14:44,350 --> 00:14:48,411 - Who might this be? - Ursula, this is Peter Freeman. 245 00:14:48,412 --> 00:14:49,719 He is a cameraman. 246 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,506 He's coming with me on that expedition to Malta. 247 00:14:52,507 --> 00:14:54,920 I said we could give him a bed for the night, hmm? 248 00:14:56,273 --> 00:14:58,193 Five, six, seven, eight. 249 00:15:19,233 --> 00:15:20,712 Faster. 250 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,119 They say you're part of it, 251 00:15:45,652 --> 00:15:48,406 this committee regarding peerages. 252 00:15:48,407 --> 00:15:50,801 Oh, no, I'm not on the committee, no, no. 253 00:15:50,802 --> 00:15:54,051 But it exists because of you. You facilitated it. 254 00:15:54,052 --> 00:15:56,599 I just asked the right question at the right time, that's all. 255 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,479 For whose benefit? 256 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,394 Anthony Wedgwood Benn? 257 00:16:00,395 --> 00:16:02,810 I knew him at Oxford. He is a perfectly decent chap. 258 00:16:02,811 --> 00:16:04,292 The man's a trot. 259 00:16:05,455 --> 00:16:08,079 - Think of the bigger picture. - Thank you very much, Jenny. 260 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:13,021 If you sit on that committee and steer it correctly, 261 00:16:13,022 --> 00:16:18,479 then one day you could claim the ancient Barony of Thorpe. 262 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:23,080 - Wouldn't that be marvellous? - I suppose it would, yes. 263 00:16:24,219 --> 00:16:26,259 You would be elevated, darling. 264 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,000 - Elevated. - Mm. Mm. 265 00:16:40,506 --> 00:16:43,161 There you go, Mrs Tish. Lie down. 266 00:16:43,162 --> 00:16:44,702 Good girl. 267 00:16:45,798 --> 00:16:47,958 Night-night, Mrs Tish. 268 00:17:11,147 --> 00:17:12,787 Shh, shh! 269 00:17:18,267 --> 00:17:19,920 There's nothing wrong, is there? 270 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:22,260 Why would there be? 271 00:17:24,906 --> 00:17:26,386 I don't know. 272 00:17:30,572 --> 00:17:31,999 Did you read the book? 273 00:17:32,866 --> 00:17:35,073 - Well, not yet. - I think you'll like it. 274 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,360 Don't look so scared. 275 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,393 - I'm not. - Yes, you are. 276 00:17:49,394 --> 00:17:50,834 You're like a frightened little rabbit. 277 00:17:51,987 --> 00:17:53,546 Is that what you are? 278 00:17:54,759 --> 00:17:59,519 Are you... my little bunny? Hmm? 279 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:02,853 Oh, what's this? 280 00:18:02,854 --> 00:18:06,535 Well, dear, dear. What's all this? 281 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,840 What's all this? 282 00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:11,620 I'm sorry. 283 00:18:13,392 --> 00:18:15,471 Well, you've had a nice time, haven't you? 284 00:18:16,099 --> 00:18:18,160 Then why so sad? 285 00:18:20,251 --> 00:18:22,279 No-one's ever been this kind to me. 286 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,119 "No-one's ever been this kind to me." 287 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:26,920 Poor little bunny rabbit. 288 00:18:28,846 --> 00:18:31,678 Don't be silly. Come on. 289 00:18:31,679 --> 00:18:32,980 Wipe your eyes. 290 00:18:35,291 --> 00:18:38,208 That's it, that's it. Dry your face. Let me see. 291 00:18:38,958 --> 00:18:41,813 And shake it off. Bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh! 292 00:18:41,814 --> 00:18:43,973 - Bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh! - And again. Bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh! 293 00:18:45,020 --> 00:18:46,879 - Bluh-bluh-bluh-bluh! - Much better. 294 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:50,400 Now I'm going to kiss you, and you will enjoy it. 295 00:19:01,538 --> 00:19:03,339 Well, you could enjoy it a bit more. 296 00:19:03,340 --> 00:19:05,239 - I can't. - Why not? 297 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:06,680 It's wrong. 298 00:19:09,586 --> 00:19:11,054 Well, that's not wrong. 299 00:19:28,246 --> 00:19:33,093 Now, we are going to need this, just in case. 300 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,365 And a good little helping of every bachelor's friend. 301 00:19:36,366 --> 00:19:38,282 Just hop onto all fours, there's a good chap. 302 00:19:38,283 --> 00:19:40,173 That always works best, don't you think? 303 00:19:40,174 --> 00:19:42,880 - On the bed? - Yes, on the bed. 304 00:19:46,159 --> 00:19:47,699 There we are. 305 00:19:48,360 --> 00:19:49,960 That's it. 306 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,740 And remember... 307 00:19:54,753 --> 00:19:55,913 ...mother's room. 308 00:19:59,306 --> 00:20:00,666 And then? 309 00:20:02,711 --> 00:20:05,439 We did the deed, of course. 310 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,000 Gosh. 311 00:20:09,642 --> 00:20:11,114 It's very, very good, this. 312 00:20:11,115 --> 00:20:14,696 It's excellent. Quite a lot of lemon, which is rare. 313 00:20:14,697 --> 00:20:20,778 Yeah. So the next time you heard from Norman was... was this? 314 00:20:20,779 --> 00:20:22,359 No, no, no, no, no. 315 00:20:22,360 --> 00:20:25,279 I took him straight from mother's and moved him into rooms. 316 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,959 Paid the rent, kept him there. 317 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,120 Bunny? 318 00:20:50,851 --> 00:20:54,879 The march begins, and this is our story. 319 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:56,833 This is you and me. 320 00:20:56,834 --> 00:21:01,719 This is... this is mankind marching towards his maker. 321 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,599 Feel it? 322 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:08,603 Maybe that's what Bruckner's searching for God and his heaven, 323 00:21:08,604 --> 00:21:11,760 and it's ineffable. 324 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,952 I used to live there for a couple of months, Harrington Road. 325 00:21:17,732 --> 00:21:20,445 - Rather nice houses. - Not down that end. 326 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:22,880 Five to a room. We had to go and piss in the park. 327 00:21:24,859 --> 00:21:26,739 Is this your first time on a bus? 328 00:21:28,844 --> 00:21:31,215 - No, it's not. - I bet it is. 329 00:21:31,216 --> 00:21:34,020 Excuse me, I have been on a great many buses. 330 00:21:34,021 --> 00:21:36,890 - Liar! - Well, when I was 16, 331 00:21:36,891 --> 00:21:40,531 we used to have short leave, like a day out from school. 332 00:21:40,532 --> 00:21:42,454 We'd come up to Paddington, 333 00:21:42,455 --> 00:21:46,199 get the number 36 bus to Lord's, smuggle on bottles of beer. 334 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,119 - It was very wicked. - We being you and Lord Snooty? 335 00:21:50,120 --> 00:21:53,279 Yes, that's right. Good old Snooty. 336 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:57,030 - How is Snooty? - He's absolutely top-hole, 337 00:21:57,031 --> 00:21:58,400 ripping. 338 00:22:01,406 --> 00:22:04,208 This country's application to join the Common Market 339 00:22:04,209 --> 00:22:09,279 represents a huge opportunity, for growth and investment, 340 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,669 and not just for the bankers and businessmen in London, 341 00:22:11,670 --> 00:22:14,489 they have lined their pockets enough, 342 00:22:14,490 --> 00:22:16,927 but for my constituents in North Devon, 343 00:22:16,928 --> 00:22:20,517 and for all the good and honest workers across the land, 344 00:22:20,518 --> 00:22:23,679 Europe represents a bold new horizon, 345 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,919 an undertaking from which we may profit and learn, 346 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:31,040 and enrich our lives for generations to come. 347 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,629 "I wasn't going to say anything compromising, 348 00:22:46,630 --> 00:22:48,144 but can't stop myself saying, 349 00:22:48,145 --> 00:22:50,583 'I love you and can't wait to see you'. 350 00:22:50,584 --> 00:22:53,359 Yours affectionately, Jeremy." 351 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:55,479 Buuuuuu-nny! 352 00:23:10,088 --> 00:23:11,525 I'm left on my own all day. 353 00:23:11,526 --> 00:23:13,884 Oh, for God's sake. Do you realise how busy I am? 354 00:23:13,885 --> 00:23:15,886 But what am I supposed to do?! 355 00:23:23,372 --> 00:23:26,131 Well, I want you to promise, if you're ever back in London, 356 00:23:26,132 --> 00:23:28,053 to get in touch. Yes? 357 00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:30,520 Cheers. 358 00:23:35,386 --> 00:23:39,160 Maybe it's time you thought about moving on... 359 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:41,920 ...doing something with your life. 360 00:23:45,226 --> 00:23:47,040 What do you think, Bunny? 361 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,439 That dressage school, whatever happened to that? 362 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,431 That would be wonderful, but I can't. 363 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,040 It's in France. 364 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:06,879 "..In haste, Bunnies can and will go to France. 365 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,160 Yours affectionately, Jeremy." 366 00:24:12,770 --> 00:24:15,168 But what happened to bloody France?! 367 00:24:15,169 --> 00:24:17,825 They said no. Go on, how is that my fault?! 368 00:24:17,826 --> 00:24:19,591 Well, I got you that other job at the stables 369 00:24:19,592 --> 00:24:21,697 - and you threw that away. - I told you! 370 00:24:21,698 --> 00:24:23,585 It was that man, he was vile to me! 371 00:24:23,586 --> 00:24:25,319 Dare I say that if you drank a little less 372 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,639 - and took fewer of those pills... - Why is that? 373 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,835 Why do you think I need them? 374 00:24:29,836 --> 00:24:32,799 Because of you, the things you've done to me. 375 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,515 Oh, really, what is that supposed to mean? Huh? 376 00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:39,476 You have infected me, Jeremy, with the virus of homosexuality! 377 00:24:39,477 --> 00:24:43,079 "You've infected me with the virus of homosexuality." 378 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:44,879 Where did he go? 379 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,412 God knows. 380 00:24:53,815 --> 00:24:55,970 I've come to tell you about my homosexual relations 381 00:24:55,971 --> 00:24:57,772 with Jeremy Thorpe MP. 382 00:25:03,627 --> 00:25:04,960 I was a victim 383 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,300 of his lust 384 00:25:08,146 --> 00:25:09,520 and appetites. 385 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,799 And if you ask me why it's taken me so long to come to the police, 386 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,539 then all I can say is that I was in thrall to the man. 387 00:25:16,273 --> 00:25:18,913 That's my explanation. In thrall. 388 00:25:24,195 --> 00:25:26,679 You have these as proof. 389 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,520 I'll give you two of the best. 390 00:25:29,886 --> 00:25:33,177 Look. His handwriting, and "Bunnies". 391 00:25:34,406 --> 00:25:37,766 My nickname's Bunny. That's proof enough, isn't it? 392 00:25:40,411 --> 00:25:41,929 I'll keep the rest, thank you. 393 00:25:43,125 --> 00:25:44,565 It's my insurance policy. 394 00:26:35,130 --> 00:26:36,999 God knows what he got up to. 395 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,479 I thought I was rid of him, and then, out of the blue, 396 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:45,279 that, to Mother, telling her everything. 397 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,035 Did she believe it? 398 00:26:47,036 --> 00:26:48,960 No, no, of course not. 399 00:26:56,548 --> 00:26:58,920 And now he says he's taken rooms in Dublin 400 00:26:58,921 --> 00:27:01,399 under the care of a Father Sweetman. 401 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,570 - This is where you come in. - Oh, God, doing what, exactly? 402 00:27:04,571 --> 00:27:07,260 You take that thing and you confront him in Dublin. 403 00:27:07,261 --> 00:27:08,689 I can't put anything in writing, 404 00:27:08,690 --> 00:27:11,159 so I need you to see him in person 405 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,512 and warn him off, and I mean seriously, 406 00:27:13,513 --> 00:27:15,532 go and put the shits up the little sod. 407 00:27:16,205 --> 00:27:18,279 You tell him that that amounts to blackmail 408 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,799 and that he will have the full weight of the law upon his head 409 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,879 if he ever tries anything like that again. 410 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,619 And you make it very clear 411 00:27:24,620 --> 00:27:26,759 that he is not to contact me ever, 412 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,119 he is not to talk about our former association 413 00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:30,575 in any shape or form, 414 00:27:30,576 --> 00:27:32,491 and he is not to write to my mother, 415 00:27:32,492 --> 00:27:34,179 describing acts of anal sex, 416 00:27:34,180 --> 00:27:36,920 under any circumstances whatsoever. 417 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:07,672 His name is Norman Josiffe. 418 00:28:07,673 --> 00:28:09,799 I've asked him to meet me here at eight o'clock, 419 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,119 so it's imperative you let me know as soon as he turns up. 420 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:16,400 - Certainly, sir. Room ten, thank you. - Thank you. 421 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,800 Oh, God! 422 00:28:38,753 --> 00:28:42,240 I called yesterday for Norman, Norman Josiffe. 423 00:28:43,299 --> 00:28:44,819 Is he there? 424 00:28:46,007 --> 00:28:48,287 Mr Norman Josiffe. 425 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,120 Norman? 426 00:29:12,876 --> 00:29:14,841 Mr Bessell, I take it? 427 00:29:14,842 --> 00:29:16,600 I was expecting you last night. 428 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,900 This is highly inconvenient. I waited a very long time. 429 00:29:20,901 --> 00:29:23,846 I think you'll find, Mr Bessell, that I am not at your beck and call. 430 00:29:24,445 --> 00:29:25,857 You might be a Member of Parliament, 431 00:29:25,858 --> 00:29:27,371 but that gives you no authority in Ireland, 432 00:29:27,372 --> 00:29:30,119 and certainly none over me. Now, what do you want? 433 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,796 Well, the problem is, I have to go home. 434 00:29:33,797 --> 00:29:37,502 I'm only here for the one night, so you'll have to come with me 435 00:29:37,503 --> 00:29:40,680 to the airport and have a word en route. 436 00:29:41,566 --> 00:29:43,486 In the car. Chop chop. 437 00:29:48,813 --> 00:29:50,999 My friend and colleague, JT, 438 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,253 insists that you cease and desist from contacting him or... 439 00:29:54,254 --> 00:29:57,935 - Tell Jeremy Thorpe I don't care. - JT insists that you stop. 440 00:29:57,936 --> 00:29:59,708 Jeremy Thorpe can say whatever he wants. 441 00:29:59,709 --> 00:30:02,533 JT, JT! JT demands that you stop 442 00:30:02,534 --> 00:30:04,519 or he will take legal action against you. 443 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:08,079 I have here in this case an extradition order from the Home Secretary. 444 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,239 If you don't stop, the order will be released 445 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,923 and you will be taken back to the United Kingdom to face trial. 446 00:30:12,924 --> 00:30:14,635 - Show me. - What? 447 00:30:14,636 --> 00:30:16,538 The extradition order. Show me. 448 00:30:16,539 --> 00:30:19,060 - But it's in here. - Show me. 449 00:30:23,870 --> 00:30:26,316 You wrote to his mother, Norman! 450 00:30:26,317 --> 00:30:28,515 You can understand why he so cross, can't you? 451 00:30:28,516 --> 00:30:31,100 - His own mother! - I suppose it was a bit much. 452 00:30:32,788 --> 00:30:35,636 He loved me. He wrote me a letter, it said, 453 00:30:35,637 --> 00:30:37,700 "I want to live on a farm with you." 454 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,319 I don't know, isn't that love? 455 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:44,631 Wouldn't everything be better if you just left him in the past, 456 00:30:44,632 --> 00:30:47,446 like everyone does with every old lover? 457 00:30:47,447 --> 00:30:49,296 Move on, find someone else. 458 00:30:49,297 --> 00:30:52,266 - Wouldn't that be nice? - You called him my lover. 459 00:30:52,267 --> 00:30:54,880 - Yes. - Thank you. 460 00:30:56,957 --> 00:30:59,599 Look, I can help. 461 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,039 I can give you £5 462 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:07,136 as a weekly retainer until you're settled. 463 00:31:07,137 --> 00:31:08,614 Thanks. 464 00:31:08,615 --> 00:31:12,580 And you can have my telephone number, 465 00:31:13,511 --> 00:31:18,439 so that if anything arises, you contact me, not him. 466 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:22,132 - You've got that? Is that clear? - I suppose so. 467 00:31:22,133 --> 00:31:23,160 Good. 468 00:31:23,843 --> 00:31:26,479 And you'll sort out my National Insurance card? 469 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:27,552 In what way? 470 00:31:27,553 --> 00:31:29,456 Oh, he didn't tell you about that, did he? 471 00:31:29,457 --> 00:31:31,025 Of course he didn't. 472 00:31:31,026 --> 00:31:33,578 Mr JT and his fiddle-dee-dee. 473 00:31:33,579 --> 00:31:36,039 Did he tell you my life is hell because I haven't got a card? 474 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,572 He promised to get me a new one, and did he? No, he didn't! 475 00:31:38,573 --> 00:31:40,633 - Can't you get a new card yourself? - That's the whole point. 476 00:31:40,634 --> 00:31:42,999 Technically, he was my employer, because he paid for everything, 477 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,919 so he's got to do it. If I don't have a National Insurance card, 478 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,219 I can't work, I don't get benefits, I don't exist. 479 00:31:48,220 --> 00:31:51,133 - I'm like an exile here. - Well, I'll see what I can do. 480 00:31:51,134 --> 00:31:53,559 No, not you, it has to be Jeremy Thorpe! 481 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,959 - That card is my entire identity. - You'll get your card. 482 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,360 - Without it, I don't exist! - All right, all right, all right! 483 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:07,719 So... a new card, five quid, 484 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:11,397 and we're agreed never to discuss these things again, yes? 485 00:32:11,398 --> 00:32:13,876 - Yes. - Is that it? 486 00:32:13,877 --> 00:32:15,957 - Yes. - We've covered everything? 487 00:32:15,958 --> 00:32:17,832 - Yes. - Thank you. 488 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:21,804 Although... 489 00:32:22,764 --> 00:32:25,440 ...that letter about the farm, I kept that. 490 00:32:25,441 --> 00:32:29,640 I saved it, along with 25 love letters from... JT. 491 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,535 And I had them all nice and safe in a suitcase, 492 00:32:34,539 --> 00:32:35,880 which I then lost... 493 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:38,360 on a train... 494 00:32:40,247 --> 00:32:41,610 ...in Switzerland. 495 00:32:46,659 --> 00:32:47,725 He did what?! 496 00:32:47,726 --> 00:32:50,918 He went for a job in Berne and fell asleep, and then he 497 00:32:50,919 --> 00:32:53,191 - got off the train... - Yes, but what letters? 498 00:32:53,192 --> 00:32:54,688 Which ones? What letters did he mean? 499 00:32:54,689 --> 00:32:56,622 Well, he described them as love letters, 500 00:32:56,623 --> 00:32:59,122 written on House of Commons notepaper, 501 00:32:59,123 --> 00:33:02,934 and he said you sent him a very lovely note when Mrs Tish died. 502 00:33:02,935 --> 00:33:06,683 Hmm? Oh, the dog. Christ! 503 00:33:06,684 --> 00:33:08,573 Bloody idiot. 504 00:33:09,153 --> 00:33:10,959 Well, we've got to get those letters back. 505 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,475 Good morning, this is Jeremy Thorpe. 506 00:33:13,476 --> 00:33:18,039 Yes, I need a number for the British Consulate in Berne, if I may. 507 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,480 Je cherche une valise. 508 00:33:31,192 --> 00:33:33,240 Merci. Foreign Office, please. 509 00:33:33,979 --> 00:33:35,011 Allo? 510 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:39,396 Lost property. Erm, property... Property perdu, s'il vous plait. 511 00:33:39,397 --> 00:33:41,834 Property perdu. 512 00:33:41,835 --> 00:33:43,586 - Any luck? - Nothing. 513 00:33:43,587 --> 00:33:46,333 I told you I've got that American trip for the next fortnight, 514 00:33:46,334 --> 00:33:48,207 but do you remember Diana Stainton? 515 00:33:48,208 --> 00:33:49,352 I do. 516 00:33:49,353 --> 00:33:52,041 She's working for me now. I've left her in charge. 517 00:33:52,042 --> 00:33:54,079 If anyone can find it, it's her. 518 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:57,664 Diana Stainton here. Can I leave a message for Mr Thorpe? 519 00:33:58,198 --> 00:34:00,318 It's the suitcase. I found it. 520 00:34:19,373 --> 00:34:20,444 Hello? 521 00:34:20,445 --> 00:34:22,919 Diana, darling. Are you in a gorgeous negligee? 522 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:24,796 I'm not. Are you? 523 00:34:24,797 --> 00:34:28,011 Always so funny. They said you'd found that silly old suitcase. 524 00:34:28,012 --> 00:34:30,776 Waiting at Victoria left luggage. I'll collect it tomorrow morning. 525 00:34:30,777 --> 00:34:32,482 Just give me the details, I'll do it for you. 526 00:34:32,483 --> 00:34:35,631 No, Mr Bessell asked me to find it, so it's my responsibility. 527 00:34:35,632 --> 00:34:38,064 The suitcase belongs to Mr Josiffe in Dublin, 528 00:34:38,065 --> 00:34:40,191 - so I'll return it to him. - Much easier if I do it. 529 00:34:40,192 --> 00:34:41,965 - I disagree. - Not like you, Diana, 530 00:34:41,966 --> 00:34:44,423 - saying no to a gentleman. - Goodnight, Mr Thorpe. 531 00:34:44,424 --> 00:34:45,950 I'll drive you, that's what I'll do. 532 00:34:45,951 --> 00:34:47,284 Can't have you traipsing round town 533 00:34:47,285 --> 00:34:48,764 with a heavy suitcase, it's not right. 534 00:34:48,765 --> 00:34:50,764 Are you still in that Islington lair? 535 00:34:50,765 --> 00:34:52,536 - Yes. - Then I shall pick you up, 536 00:34:52,537 --> 00:34:53,957 eight o'clock sharp, tomorrow morning, 537 00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:55,640 there's a good girl. Cheerio. 538 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:01,759 Thank you... 539 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,560 Thank you very much. 540 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:15,106 I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I just need to pop back to my flat. 541 00:35:15,107 --> 00:35:17,530 I remember I've left something at home. I won't be two ticks. 542 00:35:17,531 --> 00:35:19,092 If you must. 543 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:33,521 Mr Thorpe! What do you need that for? 544 00:35:33,522 --> 00:35:34,641 No matter! 545 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:46,760 Mr Thorpe! That is not yours! 546 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:48,880 Oh! 547 00:35:51,740 --> 00:35:54,700 Mr Thorpe, what on earth are you doing?! I'd like an answer. 548 00:35:56,980 --> 00:35:59,060 Mr Thorpe! I must insist! 549 00:36:00,606 --> 00:36:02,700 Mr Thorpe, open this door! 550 00:36:03,203 --> 00:36:04,965 That is not your property. 551 00:36:04,966 --> 00:36:06,554 Mr Thorpe, let me in right now! 552 00:36:09,059 --> 00:36:10,520 Mr Thorpe! 553 00:36:15,093 --> 00:36:16,373 Mr Thorpe! 554 00:36:19,060 --> 00:36:20,700 Mr Thorpe! 555 00:36:23,198 --> 00:36:25,200 Mr Thorpe, let me in! 556 00:36:26,460 --> 00:36:27,820 Mr Thorpe! 557 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,475 Now, then, if you would 558 00:36:30,476 --> 00:36:33,346 very kindly return that to Mr Josiffe, 559 00:36:33,347 --> 00:36:34,701 I think we're done. 560 00:36:35,597 --> 00:36:37,988 Splendid. Come along. 561 00:36:37,989 --> 00:36:41,039 And that, I think we can safely say, 562 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:42,839 is that. 563 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:45,960 Farewell, Miss Norma Josiffe. 564 00:36:45,961 --> 00:36:48,119 Farewell indeed, but promise me, 565 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,559 sort out that insurance card, for God's sake. 566 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,039 Give him something that connects us, officially? 567 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,360 Absolutely not, no. 568 00:36:58,299 --> 00:36:59,659 Did you love him? 569 00:37:01,646 --> 00:37:02,813 Oh, God. 570 00:37:04,787 --> 00:37:08,400 Hmm. Sorry, old thing, but I have to wonder. 571 00:37:08,980 --> 00:37:12,199 - Did you? - Well, he was a man. 572 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,840 But did you love him at all? 573 00:37:15,646 --> 00:37:18,360 Not even once, for a moment? 574 00:37:19,140 --> 00:37:21,039 Pedro, that doesn't even exist. 575 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:22,977 It does for Norman. 576 00:37:22,978 --> 00:37:24,685 He seems to find it easy. 577 00:37:24,686 --> 00:37:26,360 Doesn't he just? Yeah. 578 00:37:29,186 --> 00:37:30,466 I wonder... 579 00:37:33,420 --> 00:37:34,780 ...should I envy him? 580 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:43,003 I spoke to Leo the other day. 581 00:37:43,004 --> 00:37:45,517 Leo Abse, still obsessed with his bill 582 00:37:45,518 --> 00:37:47,410 - to decriminalise homosexuality. - Jeremy. 583 00:37:47,411 --> 00:37:49,486 - Leo. - Thought I'd catch you. 584 00:37:49,487 --> 00:37:50,794 You'll have to be very, very quick. 585 00:37:50,795 --> 00:37:53,157 I'm going ahead with it, into the lions' den. 586 00:37:53,158 --> 00:37:56,396 A Private Member's Bill for the Commons next month. 587 00:37:56,397 --> 00:37:57,599 Well, you're a brave man. 588 00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:59,902 My wife says I'm brave for wearing this waistcoat. 589 00:37:59,903 --> 00:38:01,855 Make no mistake, though, 590 00:38:01,856 --> 00:38:05,572 I don't believe those lost souls will ever be happy, 591 00:38:05,573 --> 00:38:09,314 but it's our duty in Parliament to help them. 592 00:38:09,315 --> 00:38:10,889 Poor bloody queers. 593 00:38:10,890 --> 00:38:13,183 My first proposal, I asked the Lord Chancellor. 594 00:38:13,184 --> 00:38:16,139 - Do you know what he said? - I will refuse to sit 595 00:38:16,140 --> 00:38:19,359 in any Cabinet meeting where this filthy subject 596 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:21,328 is even being discussed. 597 00:38:21,329 --> 00:38:24,457 We would be licensing buggers' clubs. 598 00:38:24,458 --> 00:38:27,599 I have no desire to go down in history 599 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:31,935 as the man responsible for legalising sodomy in Britain! 600 00:38:31,936 --> 00:38:35,679 But then, finally, I found someone to help me. 601 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:37,099 Lord Arran. 602 00:38:37,885 --> 00:38:40,158 - Boofy? - Boofy. 603 00:38:40,159 --> 00:38:42,679 - Lord Arran. - Oh, call me Boofy. 604 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:44,839 - Boofy. - This way. 605 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:47,719 Now, what size are you? 606 00:38:47,720 --> 00:38:49,964 A size eight, why? 607 00:38:49,965 --> 00:38:52,548 It's the badgers.- Badgers? 608 00:38:52,549 --> 00:38:54,799 Mm. Conservation mad. 609 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:56,639 We've given them the run of the house. 610 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,319 Oh, there's one! That one's Rosie. 611 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:03,809 Yes, there's a cat flap in the kitchen and in they come. 612 00:39:03,810 --> 00:39:07,456 That's why you need the boots, to protect your ankles. 613 00:39:07,457 --> 00:39:10,092 They bite, the little buggers. Give you tuberculosis. 614 00:39:10,093 --> 00:39:13,471 - And ringworm. - Oh, terrible ringworm. 615 00:39:13,472 --> 00:39:16,259 Fiona, this is Leo. Leo, this is Fiona. 616 00:39:16,260 --> 00:39:17,899 - Hello. - How do you do? 617 00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:19,550 And we're celebrating. 618 00:39:19,551 --> 00:39:23,539 She's just achieved speeds of 81.65 mph 619 00:39:23,540 --> 00:39:24,995 across Lake Windermere. 620 00:39:24,996 --> 00:39:26,948 I'm sorry? 621 00:39:26,949 --> 00:39:28,962 Turns out the Countess of Arran 622 00:39:28,963 --> 00:39:31,039 is a champion powerboat racer. 623 00:39:31,675 --> 00:39:34,883 Good Lord. That bloody Donald Campbell, 624 00:39:34,884 --> 00:39:37,886 I'll catch him, the devil! 625 00:39:37,887 --> 00:39:40,468 Now, boots, badgers, 626 00:39:40,469 --> 00:39:42,461 and I must show you the wallabies later. 627 00:39:42,462 --> 00:39:45,720 What else? Oh, yes, queers. 628 00:39:47,295 --> 00:39:50,298 But thank God for your support, Boofy. 629 00:39:50,299 --> 00:39:53,719 What puzzles me is that the heterosexual man 630 00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:55,903 is so relentless in his attack. 631 00:39:55,904 --> 00:39:58,797 We've had some dreadful letters, full of bile, 632 00:39:58,798 --> 00:40:01,895 quoting Deuteronomy and Leviticus. 633 00:40:01,896 --> 00:40:04,498 No-one ever mentions the Sermon on the Mount. 634 00:40:04,499 --> 00:40:06,497 I had shit sent to me. 635 00:40:06,498 --> 00:40:09,965 A parcel of shit. Shit in the post! 636 00:40:09,966 --> 00:40:11,439 Human shit! 637 00:40:12,141 --> 00:40:14,327 My secretary thought it was pate. 638 00:40:14,807 --> 00:40:18,346 She said, "I threw it away, Lord Arran, it wouldn't keep." 639 00:40:18,347 --> 00:40:20,599 What chance do you think we stand? 640 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,113 Every day, we gain more votes. 641 00:40:23,114 --> 00:40:24,780 Not fast enough for some. 642 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,460 - Oh, goodness me. - Sweetheart... 643 00:40:28,461 --> 00:40:30,020 I'm fine. 644 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:39,239 You might wonder why an old kidney like me would want to help. 645 00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:42,286 But I've seen what the law can do. 646 00:40:44,218 --> 00:40:45,395 My brother... 647 00:40:47,293 --> 00:40:50,653 - ...the seventh Earl... - Queer as springtime. 648 00:40:54,413 --> 00:40:56,113 When we were children, 649 00:40:57,460 --> 00:40:58,780 in the nursery, 650 00:40:59,820 --> 00:41:01,220 I'd reach out... 651 00:41:03,466 --> 00:41:04,966 ...every night, 652 00:41:05,786 --> 00:41:08,000 held his hand until he slept, but... 653 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:11,397 ...he... 654 00:41:12,186 --> 00:41:14,426 ...he was such a clever boy. 655 00:41:15,375 --> 00:41:18,438 He translated The Three Musketeers, did you know? 656 00:41:18,439 --> 00:41:19,800 The Penguin Classic. 657 00:41:21,776 --> 00:41:25,559 And the deaths go on, by hanging, by poison, by gas, 658 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:30,340 men killing themselves through fear and shame. 659 00:41:32,133 --> 00:41:34,360 And I don't think it's suicide. 660 00:41:37,453 --> 00:41:39,093 I think it's murder. 661 00:41:42,106 --> 00:41:45,644 They are murdered by the laws of the land. 662 00:41:47,591 --> 00:41:49,990 And I think it's time it stopped. 663 00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:54,279 Now we stand in a unique position 664 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:56,599 to change the law 665 00:41:57,493 --> 00:41:59,229 and save their lives. 666 00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:01,960 Have I got your vote? 667 00:42:08,513 --> 00:42:10,153 And what did you say? 668 00:42:11,635 --> 00:42:13,060 Well, I said yes. 669 00:42:14,060 --> 00:42:15,999 Of course I said yes. 670 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,479 My God, what kind of man do you take me for? 671 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:23,180 It's astonishing to think, if Leo Abse wins, there will be freedom. 672 00:42:24,973 --> 00:42:27,333 Those men will be free to be pitied, that's all. 673 00:42:29,615 --> 00:42:31,820 I don't care what change they make to the law, 674 00:42:32,820 --> 00:42:35,060 if anything about me ever became public, 675 00:42:36,508 --> 00:42:37,926 I give you my word, Peter, 676 00:42:37,927 --> 00:42:41,012 I would put a gun to my head and blow my brains out. 677 00:42:45,572 --> 00:42:48,460 Then, I shall protect you, as ever. 678 00:42:49,180 --> 00:42:50,900 - Thank you. - Not at all. 679 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:53,958 Well, I shall see you tomorrow. Enough of this nonsense. 680 00:42:53,959 --> 00:42:56,116 - There's work to be done. - Exciting times ahead. 681 00:42:56,117 --> 00:42:58,919 - Very, very, very exciting, yes. - "Very, very, very." 682 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:01,466 - "Very, very, very, very, very..." - Get out, come on. 683 00:43:03,980 --> 00:43:06,359 Thorpe, John Jeremy, Liberal Party. 684 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:10,560 16,797. 685 00:43:13,264 --> 00:43:15,716 And the leadership election 686 00:43:15,717 --> 00:43:18,162 stands as follows. Mr Hooson and Mr Lubbock withdraw, 687 00:43:18,163 --> 00:43:20,010 so Mr Jeremy Thorpe is elected 688 00:43:20,011 --> 00:43:21,772 leader of the Liberal Party. 689 00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:26,679 Thank you. 690 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:29,240 Thank you very much. Thank you. 691 00:43:29,895 --> 00:43:33,079 Pedro. The best man won. 692 00:43:33,080 --> 00:43:38,399 ? For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow ? 693 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:41,799 ? For he's a jolly good fellow ? 694 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:44,279 ? And so say all of us. ? 695 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:48,119 I swear on my grandfather's sword 696 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:52,279 that I shall lead a Liberal crusade! 697 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:02,039 You're the youngest man to lead a British political party 698 00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:04,720 - in more than a century. - Well, Pitt the Younger 699 00:44:04,721 --> 00:44:09,499 was, well, younger. He was 24 when he became Prime Minister, 700 00:44:09,500 --> 00:44:11,759 so you could say I'm behind schedule. 701 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:16,199 - Is that the plan? Prime Minister? - Well, you laugh... 702 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,760 Pedro, I've come to a very important conclusion. 703 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:24,399 If I'm to get any further, I had better get married. 704 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:27,019 Really? Who do you have in mind, the Queen Mother? 705 00:44:27,020 --> 00:44:29,504 I'm absolutely serious. I spoke to Mike Steele. 706 00:44:29,505 --> 00:44:32,904 The splendid and sphinx-like Mike, a question, 707 00:44:32,905 --> 00:44:37,159 how would it affect our ratings in the polls if I were to get married? 708 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:40,934 Gosh, well, it might do you some good. 709 00:44:40,935 --> 00:44:42,924 People don't trust a bachelor. 710 00:44:42,925 --> 00:44:46,221 We might go up by 2%. 711 00:44:46,222 --> 00:44:48,512 Really? How about five? 712 00:44:48,513 --> 00:44:51,000 Shall we say five? 5% it is. 713 00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:56,900 - There is one obvious problem. - I'll close my eyes, 714 00:44:56,901 --> 00:44:59,857 grit my teeth and then after a few months, I'll say, 715 00:44:59,858 --> 00:45:01,993 "I'm tired and old and impotent, darling," 716 00:45:01,994 --> 00:45:03,189 and that'll be that. 717 00:45:03,949 --> 00:45:05,233 What about the men? 718 00:45:06,126 --> 00:45:07,400 What men? 719 00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:12,819 All the same, if she's not going to complain, 720 00:45:12,820 --> 00:45:15,719 you'll need to find a girl who's led a sheltered life. 721 00:45:15,720 --> 00:45:17,663 Then that is what I shall do. 722 00:45:17,664 --> 00:45:19,855 I'll make her the luckiest girl in the world. 723 00:45:19,856 --> 00:45:21,519 Let the hunt begin. 724 00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:53,060 Oh, it's good. It's very good. 725 00:45:53,061 --> 00:45:56,461 It's... I'll tell you what it is, it's the lining makes it look cheap. 726 00:45:56,462 --> 00:46:00,303 If that was in mustard or scarlet, 727 00:46:01,390 --> 00:46:03,334 then I think that would really come alive. 728 00:46:03,335 --> 00:46:05,639 Oh, my God. You've got quite an eye. 729 00:46:05,640 --> 00:46:08,559 Mind you, you are one of those very lucky men, 730 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:10,720 you'd look good in anything. 731 00:46:13,482 --> 00:46:15,799 Oh, my goodness! 732 00:46:23,446 --> 00:46:24,960 Go on, give us a smile. 733 00:46:25,987 --> 00:46:27,399 Pop the glasses on. 734 00:46:27,400 --> 00:46:29,124 Flash us the lining again. 735 00:46:29,125 --> 00:46:31,909 A bit more saucy. That's good. 736 00:46:31,910 --> 00:46:35,039 You are very, very good at this. 737 00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:37,579 Now, Eve needs someone exactly your height, 738 00:46:37,580 --> 00:46:39,767 - tomorrow at ten o'clock. - Am I really, though? 739 00:46:39,768 --> 00:46:41,674 Why am I good, do you think? I don't understand. 740 00:46:41,675 --> 00:46:43,290 What am I doing that's good? 741 00:46:43,291 --> 00:46:46,200 That's great, Norman. OK, I want you to turn to the left. 742 00:46:47,606 --> 00:46:49,566 Yeah, that's nice. Hold that. 743 00:46:52,006 --> 00:46:54,126 Oh, gorgeous! You're a natural! 744 00:46:58,459 --> 00:47:00,019 That's great, Norman. 745 00:47:04,200 --> 00:47:06,419 I can hardly believe all the fuss. 746 00:47:06,420 --> 00:47:08,279 I'm just a boy from Bexleyheath, after all. 747 00:47:08,280 --> 00:47:10,039 Patrick said that they love it. 748 00:47:10,040 --> 00:47:11,519 He said that they love you 749 00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:14,561 and they want you back on Thursday for the cover! 750 00:47:14,562 --> 00:47:17,048 Oh, my goodness! 751 00:47:17,049 --> 00:47:20,719 Show us more of your left side. Lean this way. 752 00:47:20,720 --> 00:47:22,200 Yeah, yeah. 753 00:47:23,779 --> 00:47:26,200 Wow, that's great. Oh! 754 00:47:27,320 --> 00:47:28,960 Oh, nice, yes. 755 00:47:36,155 --> 00:47:37,807 We knew nothing about it. 756 00:47:37,808 --> 00:47:39,709 Well, we tried to keep the wedding day a secret, 757 00:47:39,710 --> 00:47:41,114 but you lot outfoxed us. 758 00:47:41,115 --> 00:47:43,599 I had the devil's work, talking him into a honeymoon. 759 00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,519 - Jeremy is always so busy. - But not any more. 760 00:47:46,520 --> 00:47:48,733 I must say, what started as a dalliance 761 00:47:48,734 --> 00:47:51,001 has turned into something quite wonderful. 762 00:47:52,439 --> 00:47:54,457 I may be from Bexleyheath 763 00:47:54,458 --> 00:47:57,719 but my mother became pregnant abroad, mysteriously, 764 00:47:57,720 --> 00:47:59,994 so my father could be anyone. 765 00:47:59,995 --> 00:48:02,972 Just concentrate, Norman. 766 00:48:02,973 --> 00:48:06,975 Look at me. Leave the ball, leave the ball where it is. 767 00:48:06,976 --> 00:48:08,554 You've been having too much fun. 768 00:48:08,555 --> 00:48:11,679 Look at me. Mm-hmm. Yeah, OK. 769 00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:13,480 Concentrate. 770 00:48:14,504 --> 00:48:17,043 - Sorry. - Just concentrate, yeah? 771 00:48:17,044 --> 00:48:18,751 Rupert, my friend, here, look. 772 00:48:18,752 --> 00:48:20,857 And, look. 773 00:48:20,858 --> 00:48:22,494 Oh, good, you see, he's changing the thingy. 774 00:48:22,495 --> 00:48:24,036 As fast as we can now, thanks. 775 00:48:24,037 --> 00:48:25,231 We don't want to get cold. 776 00:48:25,232 --> 00:48:28,502 No, it's fine, it's fine. We're perfectly happy. Isn't that right? 777 00:48:28,503 --> 00:48:30,289 - Careful. - I've got him, I've got him. 778 00:48:30,290 --> 00:48:33,528 - He's a bit sleepy. - Well, we can't have that, little chap, 779 00:48:33,529 --> 00:48:35,620 there's a whole world to see. 780 00:48:36,400 --> 00:48:40,313 Well done, you. Celia said she'd pop in later. 781 00:48:40,314 --> 00:48:42,621 She'll have a fight on her hands, taking him off me. 782 00:48:42,622 --> 00:48:44,439 Won't she, Prince Rupert? 783 00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:47,879 Are you Prince Rupert or are you Rupert the Bear? 784 00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:51,588 - Hello. Daddy calling. Hello. - Mr Thorpe! 785 00:48:53,993 --> 00:48:55,760 And big smile. 786 00:48:56,680 --> 00:49:00,468 You know, it's entirely possible, between you and me, 787 00:49:00,469 --> 00:49:02,799 that I could be royalty. 788 00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:04,010 Norman! 789 00:49:04,011 --> 00:49:05,677 Right, you can take the glasses off. 790 00:49:05,678 --> 00:49:08,170 - I'd like to keep them on, please. - Take them off. 791 00:49:08,171 --> 00:49:11,680 Christ, can we get some make-up under his eyes, please?! 792 00:49:12,931 --> 00:49:15,932 Well, I'm going to say goodnight. 793 00:49:15,933 --> 00:49:17,760 Oh, Jeremy! 794 00:49:19,071 --> 00:49:21,482 Not till you've danced with me. 795 00:49:21,483 --> 00:49:24,545 - I absolutely refuse. - But I insist. 796 00:49:24,546 --> 00:49:26,420 Well, that is going to wake the baby. 797 00:49:26,421 --> 00:49:27,774 He'd be delighted for us. 798 00:49:27,775 --> 00:49:29,839 Good Lord. You are making a grave error. 799 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:31,839 Am I? 800 00:49:31,840 --> 00:49:34,100 - You see? - It's not that hard. 801 00:49:36,400 --> 00:49:38,040 There we go. 802 00:49:46,046 --> 00:49:48,718 I'm sorry. You see, it was inevitable. 803 00:49:48,719 --> 00:49:51,359 - I'm so... - You did that on purpose. 804 00:49:51,360 --> 00:49:52,693 - Not at all, no. - You did. 805 00:49:52,694 --> 00:49:54,798 That is me dancing. I'll try again. 806 00:49:54,799 --> 00:49:56,880 Don't try and get out of this. 807 00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:19,015 - I said, I'm sorry! - You were late, three times in a row, 808 00:50:19,016 --> 00:50:21,159 and then on Tuesday, you didn't even turn up. 809 00:50:21,160 --> 00:50:23,920 Sorry, Norman, you're off the books. 810 00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:37,319 Please. 811 00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:39,279 Open the door, open the door, I can explain. 812 00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:41,797 Please, please, please! Please, Lyn, please! No! 813 00:50:41,798 --> 00:50:43,199 Lyn! 814 00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:54,098 Shh-shh-shh-shh. 815 00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:58,639 There we go. 816 00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:10,359 - Colberton 263. - Could I speak to Mr Thorpe, please? 817 00:51:10,360 --> 00:51:12,889 I'm sorry, he's not in at the moment. Who is this? 818 00:51:12,890 --> 00:51:14,359 I'm sorry to bother you. 819 00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:17,359 I got your number from the Liberal Club in Barnstable. 820 00:51:17,360 --> 00:51:20,920 - Is that Mrs Thorpe? - Yes, and who are you? 821 00:51:21,839 --> 00:51:23,559 My name is Norman Josiffe. 822 00:51:25,633 --> 00:51:29,540 I don't suppose he mentioned me, but I need my National Insurance card. 823 00:51:30,239 --> 00:51:32,120 Can you tell him, please? 824 00:51:32,793 --> 00:51:34,992 From me, from Norman, that I need it? 825 00:51:35,608 --> 00:51:38,266 I've been working in Ireland, you see, 826 00:51:38,267 --> 00:51:40,333 and everything's gone a little bit wrong, 827 00:51:41,111 --> 00:51:43,353 and I don't think you people know how it works. 828 00:51:44,796 --> 00:51:47,519 That card says whether I'm entitled to benefits, 829 00:51:47,520 --> 00:51:49,882 and I literally need it right now! 830 00:51:49,883 --> 00:51:52,375 - I am penniless. - I'm sorry, I don't understand. 831 00:51:52,376 --> 00:51:54,475 Why would Jeremy have your card? 832 00:51:54,476 --> 00:51:56,320 Because he was my employer. 833 00:51:58,019 --> 00:52:00,143 He was my employer and my lover. 834 00:52:03,753 --> 00:52:06,691 He told me he loved me again and again, and I've got nothing. 835 00:52:08,897 --> 00:52:11,320 All I need is that card and then I'll leave you alone. 836 00:52:12,252 --> 00:52:15,639 And can you tell him that I've changed my name? 837 00:52:15,640 --> 00:52:17,588 He will need to put that on the card. 838 00:52:17,589 --> 00:52:20,159 I've adopted the family name of the Fourth Earl of Eldon, 839 00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:23,600 who sired me, I'm convinced, as his illegitimate son. 840 00:52:24,760 --> 00:52:28,782 So tell Jeremy from now on my name is Norman Scott. 841 00:52:29,713 --> 00:52:30,900 Norman Scott. 842 00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:33,039 Thank you. 843 00:52:38,600 --> 00:52:39,640 Scott. 844 00:52:42,386 --> 00:52:44,386 Mr Norman Scott. 845 00:52:45,814 --> 00:52:48,359 And what did Caroline say? 846 00:52:48,360 --> 00:52:49,840 It's disgusting. 847 00:52:51,080 --> 00:52:52,879 He was absolutely disgusting. 848 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:57,696 This man has been conducting, shall we say, a vendetta. 849 00:52:57,697 --> 00:52:59,826 And if he was in any way trying to make you feel... 850 00:52:59,827 --> 00:53:02,000 I don't care. I don't want to hear anything about it. 851 00:53:03,360 --> 00:53:05,347 Well, he's obviously insane. 852 00:53:05,348 --> 00:53:11,167 Jeremy, we will never discuss this in any way, ever. 853 00:53:12,653 --> 00:53:14,253 Is that understood? 854 00:53:16,480 --> 00:53:18,159 Then, what do we do? 855 00:53:18,160 --> 00:53:20,880 We get rid of him. How? 856 00:53:22,627 --> 00:53:23,937 We could scare him. 857 00:53:24,646 --> 00:53:26,559 My friend David, he knows some men. 858 00:53:26,968 --> 00:53:29,079 What? To rough him up, do you mean? 859 00:53:29,080 --> 00:53:30,999 I'm not sure that would work. 860 00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:35,546 Norman? He'd be terrified, the creature's pathetic. 861 00:53:35,547 --> 00:53:38,575 I'm not sure. It's an easy mistake to make. 862 00:53:38,576 --> 00:53:40,838 He's effeminate and therefore we think he's weak, 863 00:53:40,839 --> 00:53:44,001 but that man sits in pubs and clubs 864 00:53:44,002 --> 00:53:46,239 and houses and hotels telling all the world 865 00:53:46,240 --> 00:53:49,799 about his homosexuality out loud, all day long. 866 00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:51,325 It doesn't bother him who's listening, 867 00:53:51,326 --> 00:53:54,771 priests or housewives or landlords or anyone. 868 00:53:54,772 --> 00:53:57,951 He tells the truth and doesn't care. 869 00:53:57,952 --> 00:54:01,440 No-one else does that, Jeremy. No-one. Certainly not us. 870 00:54:02,240 --> 00:54:06,159 In this whole land, there is Norman and Norman alone. 871 00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:07,693 To be blunt, he amazes me. 872 00:54:07,694 --> 00:54:10,240 I think he's one of the strongest men in the world. 873 00:54:13,600 --> 00:54:17,559 Well, in that case, there is only one thing we can do. 874 00:54:17,560 --> 00:54:18,879 Kill him. 875 00:54:18,880 --> 00:54:21,040 - Oh, if only we could...! - No, I mean it. 876 00:54:23,149 --> 00:54:25,159 We kill him. Have him killed. 877 00:54:25,900 --> 00:54:27,549 Don't be ridiculous. 878 00:54:27,550 --> 00:54:31,135 He will destroy me and the party and my marriage. 879 00:54:31,136 --> 00:54:34,019 What if the next person he talks to is a journalist, hm? 880 00:54:34,020 --> 00:54:36,416 For God's sake, Jeremy, we're Members of Parliament. 881 00:54:36,417 --> 00:54:37,973 We can't sit here and discuss murder. 882 00:54:37,974 --> 00:54:40,134 No worse than shooting a sick dog. It's a damn sight worse. 883 00:54:40,135 --> 00:54:42,350 I really don't care. I don't care if we shoot him 884 00:54:42,351 --> 00:54:44,119 or we strangle him or we poison him 885 00:54:44,120 --> 00:54:46,936 or we bludgeon him or we tie him up in a sack and drop in the Thames, 886 00:54:46,937 --> 00:54:49,083 there is only one way for us to survive, 887 00:54:49,084 --> 00:54:52,120 Norman Scott has got to die. So, how? 888 00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:59,000 Sync and corrections by btsix www.addic7ed.com