#churchill #miniseries https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5domZkB-eRa6BuFOO8OXaQ
A feud between Randolph and the Prince of Wales results in the assignment to Ireland for Randolph and the family.
Starring:
Lee Remick as Jennie Jerome
Ronald Pickup as Lord Randolph Churchill
Warren Clarke as Winston Churchill
Cyril Luckham as Duke of Marlborough...
A feud between Randolph and the Prince of Wales results in the assignment to Ireland for Randolph and the family.
Starring:
Lee Remick as Jennie Jerome
Ronald Pickup as Lord Randolph Churchill
Warren Clarke as Winston Churchill
Cyril Luckham as Duke of Marlborough...
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00:00You
00:30You
01:00You
01:02You
01:25See sir, here's the grand approach this way is for his braces coach
01:32There lies the bridge and here's the clock
01:54Observe the lion and the cock the spacious court the colonnade and
02:00Mark how wide the hall is made the chimneys are so well designed. They never smoke in any
02:30You
02:46This gallery is contrived for walking the windows to retire and talking
03:01The council chamber for debate
03:14And all the rest are rooms of state
03:22Thanks, sir cry diet is very fine, but where do you sleep?
03:30And where do you dine?
04:00I
04:09Find by all you have been telling that is a house, but not a dwelling fine
04:30I
05:00I
05:30I
05:40Thank You gentry goodnight
05:45Randolph we're going back to London. I refuse to stay here another night
05:51Lenin your mother sniffing and spying and trying to find fault and you're too frumpy sisters and your horrible brother
05:57Oh, come on, they're not that bad. Oh, I've never been so achingly bored in all my life. Take me home darling
06:03It's just your condition. Mm-hmm
06:06There is nothing wrong with me. I'm not ill. I'm having a baby. Everyone has babies
06:10I feel wonderful and you're looking to when your bloods up. Oh, I'm serious. Yes, darling
06:14Of course you are. Mm-hmm, but you don't want to be alone and it's London. You would be well as here
06:18You've got my mind Rosamund
06:21Bertha Bertha
06:27Bertha may I come in? Of course darling
06:47Sanctify yourselves therefore and be holy
06:50For I am
06:53And he shall keep my statutes and do them I am the Lord which sanctify you
07:01For everyone that curseth his father or his mother
07:05Shall be surely put to death
07:08He hath cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him
07:14And the man that committed the adultery with another man's wife
07:18Even he that committed the adultery with his neighbor's wife
07:23the adulterer and the adulteress
07:26Shall surely be put to death
07:30Here it is the first letter
07:39See that father
07:43Ah
08:00Yours Blanford mark for God's sake man
08:14Do people shoot in America Jenny?
08:16Only each other
08:18Goodness me
08:19You must find Blenheim awfully strange
08:22I mean after your upbringing and everything
08:24More awful than strange frankly Bertha
08:27Jenny
08:29Say are you alright?
08:31Oh yes I'm alright
08:33Randolph
08:44I did advise you not to go out with them in Jenny.
08:47I felt I must have some fresh air Duchess.
08:49This is your first time.
08:51You really should listen to those who have some experience in these matters.
08:55Well I can't stay locked indoors like a nun.
08:58No one would ever take you for a nun my dear.
09:01Least of all in your condition.
09:03Well it hardly shows. It isn't due for another two months at least.
09:06You have a very clever and costly dressmaker. No one could help noticing.
09:10Oh good I'd hate it not to be noticed.
09:13Well now Jenny you mustn't mind me saying this.
09:17You've led a very carefree life up to now.
09:19I'm only trying to help you.
09:21But?
09:22But now is the time for you to realize that as Randolph's wife you have duties as well as privileges.
09:28And the first of those duties is as the mother of Randolph's child.
09:32Randolph's child? Isn't it to be mine at all then?
09:35Don't be foolish.
09:37Randolph is a younger son of course but
09:40Blantford has only the one boy and well...
09:44Oh I see.
09:46My child might be the next link in the chain.
09:49Exactly.
09:51I'm very glad you're beginning to understand our ways Jenny.
09:58It's like being a broodmare.
10:00I'm just here to have babies in case little Sonny dies and Bertha has no more sons.
10:04Oh darling of course not.
10:06Even you think about that don't you?
10:08Well I wouldn't mind being Duke and you wouldn't mind being Duchess either.
10:13Don't pretend you would.
10:17Well it's silly to think about things which aren't going to happen.
10:20Well they might. Bertha's not going to have any more sons or daughters if you ask me.
10:24You don't think she and Blanford...
10:25How can you make love to a woman who drops ink pots on your head?
10:28Blantford's nerves have never been strong you know.
10:31You don't suppose he's in love with Edith Aylesford do you?
10:33I don't know. It's perfectly obvious he can't stand the sight of Bertha.
10:37She wasn't so incredibly stupid you'd have noticed months ago.
10:39Oh you're as bad as he is.
10:41You don't talk about her as though she were a real human being.
10:43Well she's ghostly as one is she?
10:44No she's just a link in the chain like me.
10:46Oh come on darling you know perfectly well that's not what I think about you.
10:50It's what your mother thinks.
10:51Well I'm not my mother's keeper or my brother's either thank god.
10:54Come in.
10:58Thank you gentry.
11:00Good night my lady.
11:01Good night.
11:02Good night my lord.
11:02Good night gentry.
11:04What do you suppose Bertha's going to do when she finds out about Edith?
11:08Nothing.
11:09Well I'd do something I can tell you.
11:11Oh no you wouldn't.
11:12Bertha's the daughter of one duke and she means to be the duchess of another.
11:15She knows the rules.
11:17Grin and bear it?
11:18Of course.
11:18Well now good she is at grinning now she must bear as well.
11:21We can't have a scandal.
11:23It'd rock the whole social order.
11:24Don't you count on me to behave like that.
11:27If you are ever unfaithful to me I should scratch your eyes out.
11:30Darling in our case the question will never arise.
11:33Oh.
11:37Ginny what are you doing?
11:39Bertha come and look at this.
11:44Good lord.
11:46Has that always been there?
11:47Hmm what is it?
11:50It's the first duke receiving the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
11:53Oh.
11:54The churchills have regarded them as family property ever since.
12:00Ginny!
12:03Oh good morning duchess.
12:05You're not thinking of going out?
12:07Well I'm sorry to disappoint you but as a matter of fact I am.
12:10After what happened last time?
12:11Oh I'm going to blow around the market and phone and carry.
12:14I think that most unwise.
12:16Ginny will be shaken about.
12:17She should stay indoors.
12:19But this house is so stuffy duchess.
12:21I felt I must have some air.
12:24Blenheim?
12:25Stuffy?
12:30There that's better.
12:33I say are you all right?
12:37I think we'd better get back.
12:49Tell her grace quickly.
12:53Now we must be practical.
12:55Is she going to stop?
12:56Yes.
12:56It's not due till January.
12:58It won't be any the worse for being a few weeks early.
13:01Now we've not succeeded in stopping the pains
13:03and as it is Sunday evening and there are no trains
13:05we shall simply have to make do with this little local doctor.
13:08He's very good really.
13:09Has he got any chloroform?
13:11I'm afraid not.
13:12Oh my god.
13:13Can't we get someone from Oxford even?
13:15Oh my dear.
13:17Babies don't wait for drugs and doctors I'm afraid.
13:21Oh.
13:32Don't worry Jenny.
13:33You're doing awfully well really.
13:37How long does it go on?
13:39You never can tell I'm afraid.
13:46Rosamond.
13:47Mm.
13:49Mrs. Brown is expecting her time in January.
13:52She must have some baby clothes ready.
13:54Go and ask her if we can borrow them.
13:56Tell her tell her Jenny's are all in London.
13:59She hasn't even finished buying them.
14:00Some people fortunately are more provident than others.
14:03And solicitous wives by nature more so than most.
14:08If you'll do that Rosamond I'll go and sit with Jenny.
14:13May I come?
14:14Certainly not.
14:17I say oh boy.
14:24You're first born.
14:26Wrapped in the swaddling bands designed for an infant solicitor.
14:30There are excellent precedents for children taking their mothers unaware Blanford.
14:34May I draw your attention to that picture over there?
14:37Aiming pretty high aren't you?
14:39Nothing but the best for my child.
14:41Oh Randolph. Jenny is a brick.
14:50But is she all right?
14:51She's so brave.
14:53She'll be all right.
14:55Women don't die in childbirth like they used to.
14:58Unfortunately.
15:01Hmm not long now dear.
15:31Sit down Randolph.
15:48Cut!
15:53Oh Randolph it's a...
15:59Winston Leonard.
16:00I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
16:12Now can we go back to London?
16:30Your Royal Highness.
17:00Jolly good speech of yours in the house Randolph.
17:03Oh thanks very much.
17:05Just a bit of fun you know.
17:06Oh no no it was jolly good.
17:07HRH said he wished someone would speak up for us like that.
17:10We need more money for our trip to India you know.
17:12My dear Ellsworth it's no use speaking to me.
17:14I'm not in the government yet.
17:16Speak to Dizzy.
17:18Oh HRH has done.
17:19It's the Queen.
17:20Oh lord.
17:23I say why don't you come with us?
17:26It's going to be the greatest fun.
17:28I've only been married a year old chap.
17:29What do people think?
17:30I'm leaving Edith.
17:32Are you indeed?
17:34Well HRH was so insistent I'm a scourge.
17:36We can't take women of course so...
17:38Oh Edith will be all right.
17:40She can hunt.
17:47I wish to god they'd go now and never come back.
17:52I can't wait till next week Edith.
17:54Let alone next month.
17:55Darling once he's gone we'll have all the time in the world.
17:58But I want you now.
18:01Next weekend.
18:02I'm sorry we've been asked to Sandringham.
18:05I'm so glad the rumor about Lady Elspeth isn't true.
18:08If she were with Charles now it might be most embarrassing for everyone.
18:16Can't you get out of it?
18:17I could come down to you at Packington.
18:19Everyone would know.
18:20Everyone knows already.
18:22Except Jo and Bertha.
18:24So then I put some soap in with the cheese Clara
18:27and he had the lot without saying a word.
18:30Poor man.
18:30Afterwards he was terribly sick.
18:32How very very funny.
18:38He's never forgiven me never.
18:40Are you surprised?
18:41Who's that Jenny's dancing with?
18:43I think... yes it is.
18:45It's Lord Hardwicke.
18:46Oh so that's Lord Hardwicke.
18:49Jenny's told me about him.
18:53You're wasted on Randolph.
18:54My dancing certainly is.
18:56He'll hardly step on the floor.
18:58Don't be silly. You know what I mean.
18:59No I don't think so.
19:01Come to bed with me Jenny.
19:04It's very kind of you to ask me but...
19:07These masks are so deceptive aren't they?
19:09I'm afraid you must have mistaken who I am.
19:11You'd like it. I know you would. I can always tell.
19:14I don't know what class of woman you normally consort with Lord Hardwicke
19:18but I'm afraid your experience with them can be of no use to you at all with me.
19:22Good evening.
19:23Come on. You want it. I want it.
19:25Yes.
19:27Take your hand off me.
19:31Thank you so much.
19:38It's Lady Randolph.
19:40I'd know that complexion anywhere.
19:43If it was any other woman I'd say she was angry.
19:46But with you my dear I know it's no more than natural pride.
19:50Oh don't say I'm proud. I should blush.
19:53I only mean you should be very proud of Randolph's success in the house.
19:58If you say it was a success Mr Disraeli then it really must have been.
20:01It was. It was.
20:04You should make him speak more often.
20:06He's too modest.
20:08Now there sir you've shown ignorance.
20:09I never would have expected. Who ever heard of a modest Churchill?
20:12My dear Lady Randolph all I wish to say is
20:16if your talented husband would only attend the House of Commons
20:20with half the assiduity he attends the race course
20:24he could go very far indeed.
20:27Do you mean that?
20:28Or is it just another of your planning?
20:30I flatter the government.
20:33Oh I promise you Randolph never takes himself seriously.
20:38If he studies and exercises a little self-control...
20:42Ah self-control is I'm afraid like modesty
20:45something the Churchill simply did not have.
20:48And who is this beautiful lady?
20:50What secrets lie behind that tantalizing mask?
20:54Such eyes. Surely I know those eyes.
20:56Lady Randolph the eyes have it indeed sir.
20:59Well and what obvious have you got for Randolph?
21:01Nothing sir. Yet.
21:03Oh sir do not destroy an old man's illusions.
21:07I hoped she was talking to me just because she liked me.
21:10Nonsense. You were talking to her. I saw it all.
21:13Then the sooner your royal highness moves to India the better.
21:18So we may conduct our amour with something more like privacy.
21:23Oh intrigue intrigue.
21:25Let me take you from this horror of wickedness.
21:28So long sir as it's not a claim to one a seigneur.
21:31I claim only this dance for when I'm king my dear.
22:04So long sir as it's not a claim to one a seigneur.
22:06So long sir as it's not a claim to one a seigneur.
22:33Good morning.
22:36Good morning.
22:55Give me a kiss. Come on kiss for mama.
22:59It's no use my lady. He'll only do it if you say it's for his papa.
23:03Ungrateful little beast. All right then. A kiss for papa.
23:07Come on.
23:09Good lord Everest. Has the ladyship regressed to second childhood already?
23:12You're just in time. He's just going to bed.
23:16Extraordinary things babies.
23:19Getting them decently and respectably into the world requires such faithfully complicated arrangements.
23:24Doesn't it Everest? Babies are the whole basis of morality you know.
23:27There must be babies my lord otherwise the world will come to a stop. That I do know.
23:31Perfectly true. A profound observation. You're a philosopher Everest. A sage.
23:35Oh it's only common sense my lord. And what could be sager than that?
23:40Jenny I thought you said this repulsive moral object was on its way to bed.
23:44Oh poor little Winnie.
23:46Good night Everest. Thank you so much.
23:48Good night my lady. Good night my lord. Good night Everest.
23:57You really shouldn't tease her like that. She might understand you.
24:00It's a good thing too. I meant every word of it.
24:08We've got trouble Jenny.
24:10Oh? What's the matter?
24:12Blanford.
24:14He's announced that he's leaving Bertha and running away with Edith Aylesford.
24:19Oh how ridiculous.
24:21It's insane.
24:23And Edith's written to Joe telling him all about it if you please so now he's
24:26dashing back from India full steam ahead demanding a divorce.
24:30Oh really they're like children. Don't they know how to behave?
24:33Apparently not. Blanford's asking Bertha for a judicial separation.
24:38You mean he wants to marry Edith?
24:40So he says.
24:41But nobody will ever speak to him again.
24:43Right that's why we've got to stop him before he does something even sillier than what he's done already.
24:50I say we are gonna have fun.
24:55Fun? I've never heard of anything so stupid and sordid in my life.
24:59Blanford's decided to do the decent thing and offer Joe a duel. Pistols at Dord and all that.
25:05Oh I love it when people make fools of themselves.
25:08Thank god Papa's in Greece and can't spoil it all.
25:11Randolph do you mean they're actually going to fight?
25:13Oh god no we can't let it come to that.
25:15We'll have a splendid time pretending.
25:18Well I don't find either dueling or divorce the least bit funny.
25:23If there won't really be a duel I told you.
25:25And no divorce either I hope.
25:28I have every intention of making Edith my wife.
25:30You can't possibly! Don't be ridiculous!
25:32Edith and I love each other.
25:34Well so I should hope with all this row.
25:36And what's that got to do with anything?
25:37Do you really love her so much you want to ruin her forever?
25:39Ruin? What the devil does it matter what people think so long as we're happy?
25:42Oh nothing at all of course provided you are happy that is.
25:46I can just see you night after night year in year out eating your solitary dinners together at Blenheim.
25:51No one will come Blanford not even Mr and Mrs Brown.
25:54No one will invite you out either.
25:56It'll just be you and Edith till you die.
25:58That's what divorce and disgrace mean.
26:00I don't care!
26:01What about Edith?
26:02What about her?
26:03Have you asked her whether or not she cares?
26:07Yes I know love is blind.
26:10But don't you think you ought to start thinking a little less about yourself
26:13and a little more about her?
26:15I think about her all day long.
26:22Look old chap...
26:23If Edith's to have any sort of happiness
26:26she can't be cut off from everything and everyone she knows and loves.
26:31I want to marry her.
26:32You can't! Stop thinking about it!
26:34And start thinking how you can stop Joe else for divorcing Edith.
26:40That would be quite easy.
26:42Not from what I hear.
26:47I've got some letters.
26:49Joe's?
26:51Much better.
26:53HRH's to Edith.
26:59Good god they're pretty hot stuff.
27:03Do you want to see them?
27:05The Prince of Wales is the greatest hypocrite on god's earth!
27:09Darling we all know that.
27:10It's his job!
27:11Well it's a much dirtier job than you think.
27:14He's deliberately letting it be known all over London
27:16that he thinks poor Blanford...
27:17Poor Blanford!
27:19Certainly poor Blanford!
27:21Six months ago HRH was slapping him on the back
27:24and winking about his affair with Edith.
27:25Now he turns around and calls him a blaggard.
27:27If that's not hypocrisy then I don't know what is.
27:30But darling you know I know everyone knows that
27:34whatever he says or does in public
27:36has nothing to do with what he really thinks or feels.
27:38He has to set an example.
27:40Example?
27:41So you think he was setting an example
27:43when he insisted on taking Joe with him to India
27:46knowing perfectly well about Edith and Blanford
27:48when he virtually forced them into each other's arms?
27:50Oh I thought they were there already.
27:55Well it doesn't give him the right to call Blanford names now.
27:57Oh names don't mean anything.
28:00It's Blanford's fault for letting it become public knowledge.
28:02Once it was the Prince had no choice.
28:05Hadn't he?
28:06You don't know the half of it yet.
28:08You talk about public and private?
28:10Well privately HRH was after Edith himself.
28:15Well he's been after half the women in England.
28:17He thought Joe was going to find out.
28:19That's why he encouraged Blanford.
28:21He wanted Blanford to carry his blame.
28:24Don't see why you have to invent a story like that.
28:28I haven't invented anything.
28:30It's the truth.
28:32HRH is using his public position
28:35to clear up a little awkwardness in his private life
28:38which is why I say he's not only a hypocrite but a cat.
28:41Oh you are not to talk about him like that.
28:43He's always been extremely kind to us.
28:45For his own reasons no doubt.
28:47Well he's never tried anything like that with me.
28:49Yet.
28:50He likes them older than you.
28:52Your time will come I have no doubt.
28:55Don't be so disgusting.
28:58Why do you defend him?
29:00Why don't you believe what I tell you?
29:04Because my darling when you talk wildly like this
29:11your judgment's just never any good at all.
29:14I see so that's what you think of me.
29:17What I think Randolph is that it's extremely stupid
29:22to quarrel with such a powerful man.
29:26He can ruin us as quickly as he's ruined your brother.
29:30He can't touch us because what you don't know is
29:33I've got the crown of England in my pocket.
29:36Here.
29:38Randolph.
29:39I'm not afraid of the crown of England.
29:42You Americans will never understand people like us
29:44have been fighting the crown throughout history.
29:47We don't kowtow to kings.
29:50We make them and break them.
29:55I have done all I can Lord Randolph.
29:58I have spoken to Lady Aylesford and your brother.
30:01I do not see what more I can do.
30:03I believe your royal highness could urge the prince
30:06to be even more active than he has been
30:08in trying to persuade Lord Aylesford
30:09to withdraw his threat of a divorce.
30:11But he has been very active already.
30:13He believes with you that a divorce could only do very great harm
30:17but he is not in a position to compel Lord Aylesford to give it up.
30:27There are peculiar and grave matters affecting this case ma'am.
30:31I'm determined to use every means in my power
30:33to prevent it coming before the public.
30:35I commend your feeling.
30:37I have such means at my disposal.
30:39Well?
30:42I regret to say that certain letters have come into my possession.
30:45Indeed?
30:46They are addressed to Lady Aylesford
30:48and are of the most compromising character.
30:50I must tell you that I have shown them to my solicitor
30:53who has shown them to the solicitor general.
30:55I'm not sure that I wish to know any more about this business Lord Randolph.
30:59I'm afraid you must ma'am.
31:08The letters are from the Prince of Wales.
31:11It is the solicitor general's opinion that if they ever come before the public
31:15His Royal Highness will never sit on the throne of England.
31:20And I must tell you
31:22that if Lord Aylesford persists with his intention of suing for divorce
31:27His Royal Highness will be called as a witness.
31:32I'm afraid I'm quite afraid.
31:35I'm afraid I'm quite unable to judge the importance of what you say Lord Randolph.
31:41But I will of course let His Royal Highness know that you called.
31:47Good morning.
31:50Your Royal Highness.
31:55Randolph is so impetuous.
31:58I was sure something like this would happen.
32:01He proposed to you after only three days.
32:03You seem to forget mama that I accepted him after only three days too.
32:07Oh no.
32:08You and Clara had better understand that I am not going to listen to you abusing Randolph in his own house.
32:13All he was trying to do was save his brother.
32:15Some people simply aren't worth saving.
32:18Oh I'm sorry if my family has incommoded you Clara.
32:21But they are my family.
32:23I think Jenny dear you had better come and stay with us in Paris for a while.
32:28No thank you mama.
32:29My place is at Randolph's side.
32:31And I am most grateful to you and Clara for making it so clear to me.
32:35Well I don't think there's any point in us staying in London mama.
32:40Clara it was very nice having you with us for the season last year.
32:45But if you find us so tiresome and stupid perhaps this year you'd better stay away.
32:50I'd love to come Jenny dear.
32:53So long as there's something to come for.
32:56Do you think there will be?
32:58Good night my lady.
32:58Good night gentry.
32:59Good night my lord.
33:03Clara never did care about anything except parties and the dresses she was going to wear.
33:10You're quite fond of parties and dresses yourself.
33:15Randolph.
33:20I don't care what you've done.
33:24But if we're to have all the fun we can,
33:26but if we're to have all these worries do for heaven's sake let's go through them together.
33:33I thought you shared your family's views of my behavior.
33:37As long as I have you I don't care what happens.
33:41I wouldn't give you up for all the crowned heads in Europe.
33:53That's the nicest thing I've heard since you said you'd marry me.
33:56For better or worse.
34:07I'm afraid the worst has hardly started yet.
34:11The prince has decided to send Lord Hardwicke to act as go-between.
34:16Well he can't know can he?
34:18That Hardwicke tried to...
34:20What do you suppose he does know?
34:22I don't know but it's just what that dreadful little man would think a tremendous jape.
34:26I'll tell Hardwicke precisely what I think of him and his master.
34:30Oh darling you mustn't let him know for one second if I told you.
34:41They're all such unspeakable cats and lechers.
34:46They ought to be exposed.
34:48It's all so confused already.
34:51My name gets involved as well.
34:53Yes well no of course it mustn't be.
34:56Now it'll give HRH such pleasure to drag you in the mire too.
35:00Now all right my quarrels only with the prince.
35:05Of course Hardwicke's one of my oldest friends.
35:08I'm totally ignorant of the fact that he tried to seduce my wife.
35:12I'm only so sorry that we should have to meet under such unhappy circumstances for both of us.
35:19Keep calm.
35:20Keep calm this time Randolph for both our sakes.
35:27It won't be easy.
35:30Well then...
35:32I'll help you.
35:38Hardwicke.
35:38Yes.
35:45Lord Hardwicke my lord.
35:51This is a very bad business Lord Randolph.
35:54Good morning Lord Hardwicke.
35:56Oh good morning.
35:57What a pleasant surprise.
35:59We haven't had the pleasure of seeing you since uh...
36:02Oh since when can it have been?
36:04I don't remember.
36:05Not since the prince went to India.
36:07Have you any word of him?
36:08He's reached Egypt on his way home.
36:10Enjoying the flesh pots of Cairo no doubt.
36:13No doubt.
36:15They do say Egypt can be very beautiful at this time of year.
36:18I believe so.
36:20Oh.
36:26If I might have a word Lord Randolph.
36:28Oh I'm sorry.
36:30Am I to trow?
36:31I thought you'd come to see me.
36:33Well I'll leave you then.
36:34So nice to see you again.
36:48Well?
36:51Look here.
36:52This is awfully embarrassing.
36:55HRH has asked me to represent his interests here in England until he gets back.
37:00You must feel greatly honored.
37:02I have to inform you that his royal highness is extremely angry
37:05to hear of your disgraceful and dishonorable threats to the princess.
37:09Oh dear I am sorry.
37:11He demands your apology.
37:16I won't give one.
37:18Then he requests you to name your seconds.
37:20He'll meet you at any convenient time and place on the north coast of France.
37:24You will appreciate that he cannot of course meet you here in England.
37:28Foils?
37:30Sabres?
37:31Pistols.
37:34I say.
37:36At dawn?
37:37This is not a laughing matter Randolph.
37:40Your action in going to the princess with the intention of blackmailing the prince.
37:43Will you please be serious?
37:46Serious?
37:47You march into my drawing room and ask me to take seriously
37:51a challenge from the heir to the throne.
37:53Don't be such a fool.
37:54His royal highness has every intention of dealing in this matter.
37:56His royal highness knows damned well that such a duel is impossible.
38:01His challenge is absurd!
38:04Is he trying to make an even bigger cat of himself than he has already?
38:06Look here!
38:17I'll tell you what I'm prepared to do.
38:22I'll apologize to the princess.
38:24You can tell HRH that if I acted indiscreetly
38:28or was guilty of the slightest disrespect to her
38:30I unreservedly offer my most humble and sincere apologies.
38:34He wants you to apologize to him.
38:36I won't.
38:38His behavior has been scandalous throughout this affair
38:41and if any apology is due it is from not to him.
38:44Look here Randolph.
38:45It's no good taking that line.
38:46You'll tell him what I've said.
38:48Please use my exact words.
38:52Very well.
38:54Your message is as insulting as your original behavior.
38:58Challenging me to a duel.
39:01It's very easy for him to do that when he knows I must refuse him isn't it?
39:07That is unforgivable!
39:09The truth often is Lord Hardwicke.
39:12Good morning.
39:17You really must not always take such extreme positions Randolph.
39:33You must learn to be more conciliatory.
39:35If the prince refuses to meet me Mama it is because he has a guilty conscience.
39:40I'm happy to be reconciled at any time.
39:43My conscience is clear.
39:44That's my point in taking that attitude.
39:47You should think of the future.
39:48I am thinking of the future.
39:49The apology the prince wants him to sign is too grovelling.
39:52Randolph simply cannot sign it.
39:54He'll have to sign something in the end.
39:57I am surprised to hear you encouraging him to be obstinate Jenny.
40:01I should have thought you must regret what has happened.
40:03Well I think we can all agree that Randolph was quite right.
40:07Absolutely right to do everything possible to prevent Blanford
40:10from bringing disgrace on himself and on his family.
40:13Oh yes all my fault of course.
40:16Well isn't it?
40:18I never thought you'd turn against me.
40:20What makes you think I was ever for you?
40:23This is wonderful.
40:25All my friends pretend they've never met me
40:27and now my family turns on me too.
40:29Can't you think of anyone but yourself?
40:32You never had any plans for a career
40:34but Randolph had wonderful prospects.
40:36Oh my dear brother was dizzy about to offer you a seat in the cabinet.
40:39I'm so sorry.
40:40It's not simply a question of the damage to Randolph's prospects.
40:43Randolph's prospects!
40:44He's been in parliament two years and hardly opened his mouth.
40:48Blanford if you can't control yourself
40:51perhaps you will leave us to continue our discussion without you.
40:54No let him stay. Just do shut up for two minutes Blanford.
40:58What I was about to say was this.
41:15The political effects of this quarrel
41:17may not in the long run be of any importance
41:20though for the time being of course
41:21Randolph cannot look for any advancement.
41:24However as HRH has gone to the lengths of saying
41:28he will not even enter a house where Randolph and Jenny are received
41:32the social effects will be...
41:35are already I think I may say considerable.
41:44People say that a crisis like this is a great test of friendship
41:50and it's true.
41:51I find I have no friends at all.
41:53Blanford.
41:57Randolph I don't really wish to enter your personal dispute with the prince.
42:02But you must!
42:03If you think he was right and he was then you must support him.
42:07My dear Jenny it'll do absolutely no good for me to take sides
42:12but this unhappy affair must be settled as soon as possible.
42:15Randolph did what he did for the sake of the family.
42:17Now the family must stand by him.
42:19Of course we stand by him.
42:22Really?
42:27Yes.
42:29Oh well I suppose I'd better go and see the prince
42:33and see if some form of reconciliation cannot be achieved.
42:36You won't do any good.
42:37The prince will listen to your father.
42:39Of course he will.
42:40Oh no mama.
42:41You see I won.
42:44Aylesford has withdrawn his demand for a divorce
42:46and he wouldn't have done if I hadn't gone to the princess
42:48and the prince can never admit that.
42:50That's why he's making such a fuss.
42:52He's a hypocrite.
42:53A cad.
42:55And a damn bad loser too.
42:58Your son has forfeited forever the right to describe himself
43:02or to be described as a gentleman.
43:04It's a pity there's no desert island to which he and his brother could be banished.
43:09If your royal highness will forgive me
43:10that's not a very conciliatory way to open our discussion.
43:13I'm not in a conciliatory mood.
43:15I never wish to see either of them again.
43:17I understand your feelings sir of course.
43:19I expect you do being their father.
43:22Sir I'm sure I can persuade Lord Randolph to offer you a handsome apology.
43:29My dear duke I have no wish to exacerbate this quarrel
43:32but that does not mean I'm ready to make peace.
43:34Lord Randolph's language has been quite inexcusable.
43:38To the princess first and then to Lord Hardwicke.
43:41The things he said to Hardwicke!
43:43Don't offend his language sir of course.
43:47But I must ask you to believe that he felt at all times he was acting for the best.
43:51He lied!
43:52He told the princess he'd shown the letters to the solicitor general.
43:55It was quite untrue.
43:58Sir my sole purpose in asking for this meeting
44:01was to heal the wounds not to reopen them.
44:07Well you're right.
44:11All right sit down sit down.
44:12Thank you sir.
44:16But I must tell you that what particularly rankles is your son's ingratitude.
44:21How is that?
44:21Well I was extremely kind to him last year.
44:23He was newly married.
44:24A young man with an American wife.
44:26We quite took them up.
44:28And for him to behave like this now it's dreadful.
44:31It's quite dreadful!
44:33Sir will no form of apology be acceptable to you?
44:37I very much doubt it.
44:38It's too soon.
44:39If you intend to remain so highly displeased with my son sir
44:44I think you'd better extend your displeasure to my wife and myself.
44:50Oh no please do not feel that.
44:52Do you force it on me sir?
44:54Unless you will accept an apology.
44:59Well if I receive one I will consider it.
45:03I will acknowledge it.
45:04You'll have to be satisfied with it.
45:06I will acknowledge it but I will not accept it.
45:08But sir that...
45:09That is all I'm prepared to do!
45:36What's that? A funeral march?
45:53Might as well be.
45:54Oh is it that bad?
45:57I'm afraid so.
45:59Sorry Jenny.
46:00Oh I don't want an apology.
46:03I won't give one.
46:04He won't accept one.
46:05So we're dished.
46:07Utterly dished.
46:09Now Disraeli's calling the Lord Chancellor to try and work something out.
46:13What we do in the meanwhile I really don't know.
46:16Oh we go on.
46:18Darling we can't.
46:19Not as before.
46:21Well then differently.
46:22There's more than one way to live Randolph.
46:25You're very brave.
46:26Oh not at all.
46:28You were the brave one.
46:29You took up a cause which you thought was good.
46:31And landed you in this hole just to try and save Blandford from his own folly.
46:36Well I'd have thought a good deal less of you if you hadn't tried.
46:39Ah you are good to me.
46:42I'll tell you one thing.
46:44We know who our friends are.
46:45Yes we have none.
46:48That's a very useful thing to know.
46:52Oh Jenny what's our sort of life been worth then?
46:55It's been fun I suppose.
46:57Dancing, parties, hunting, shooting, racing, doing the social round.
47:04Of course it's been fun.
47:06But...
47:07But it's over.
47:10For the time being anyway and in England.
47:13So let's try somewhere else.
47:15I'm afraid the Prince still refuses to have any dealings with your son in spite of the apology.
47:22It was the remarks about his challenge which incensed him most I think.
47:26No thank you.
47:28Really I thought this sort of thing had gone out with the Regency.
47:32Well I wish it had.
47:33I shall stand by my son of course.
47:36By Lord Randolph you mean?
47:37Yes.
47:39Blanford is...
47:42Blanford.
47:42Quiet.
47:45Your own behavior if I may say so my dear Duke
47:50has been beyond praise.
47:52Really admirable.
47:54Well I know my duty I believe.
47:58I shall be quite happy to remain with my family at Blenheim.
48:01Ah well now I was going to suggest something rather more...
48:07I won't say agreeable but at least more useful.
48:11Your talents are too great to remain hidden
48:14even in the most gorgeous of palaces my dear friend.
48:20I know you have declined the post before
48:24but now that circumstances have changed
48:28what do you say to Ireland?
48:31Ireland?
48:32The Viceroy wishes to retire and I would like you to replace him.
48:37And of course you could take Lord Randolph with you as your private secretary.
48:42He would be most useful to you
48:44and I think most usefully employed for his own benefit.
48:48I see I see.
48:52My dear old friend
48:54I happen to know it would give Her Majesty the very greatest pleasure
48:58if you would accept.
49:00Thank you.
49:21I'll tell you something Jenny.
49:23Ireland may be the back of beyond.
49:25May be full of Republicans and peasants and madmen
49:29but there's damn good hunting.
49:31Then we'd better buy some damn good horses.
49:33My dear you'd better not have Everest here using that kind of language.
49:36No wonder where I could have learned it.
49:39I'll tell you something else.
49:40Fit for my ears I hope.
49:42The next 20, 30, maybe 50 years of English politics are going to be all about Ireland.
49:49And you know what?
49:51I'm going to be the only Englishman who really understands them.