Nearest And Dearest. S04, E05. An Open And Shut Case.
The phrase "nearest and dearest" often evokes a sense of warmth, family, and close relationships. It's a term that brings to mind the people we hold closest to our hearts—our family, friends, and loved ones. However, in the context of British television, "Nearest and Dearest" takes on a different meaning, referring to a classic sitcom that captured the hearts of many.
"Nearest and Dearest" was a British television sitcom that aired from 1968 to 1973. The show starred Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel as Nellie and Eli Pledge, siblings who inherit their father's pickle business in Colne, Lancashire. The series was known for its humor derived from the characters' squabbles, malapropisms, and the unique dynamics of a family-run business.
The premise of the show was simple yet effective: Nellie, a hard-working spinster, and Eli, a womanizing slacker, must run the family business together to inherit their father's fortune. This setup led to comedic situations and memorable catchphrases that are still recognized by fans of classic British comedy.
Despite the on-screen chemistry between Baker and Jewel, it was widely reported that the two did not get along off-screen, adding a layer of intrigue to the show's history. Their tumultuous relationship is often cited as one of the most toxic in British sitcom history.
"Nearest and Dearest" also serves as a cultural touchstone, reflecting the era's social norms and the changing landscape of British comedy. It's a show that, while rooted in the 1960s and 70s, continues to find new audiences who appreciate its wit and charm.
For those who grew up watching "Nearest and Dearest," the show remains a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era of television. And for newcomers, it offers a glimpse into the rich tapestry of British humor and the timeless appeal of family dynamics in storytelling.
Whether you're revisiting the series or discovering it for the first time, "Nearest and Dearest" stands as a testament to the enduring nature of well-crafted comedy and the universal themes of family and ambition. It's a piece of television history that continues to be nearest and dearest to many viewers' hearts.
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"Nearest and Dearest" was a British television sitcom that aired from 1968 to 1973. The show starred Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel as Nellie and Eli Pledge, siblings who inherit their father's pickle business in Colne, Lancashire. The series was known for its humor derived from the characters' squabbles, malapropisms, and the unique dynamics of a family-run business.
The premise of the show was simple yet effective: Nellie, a hard-working spinster, and Eli, a womanizing slacker, must run the family business together to inherit their father's fortune. This setup led to comedic situations and memorable catchphrases that are still recognized by fans of classic British comedy.
Despite the on-screen chemistry between Baker and Jewel, it was widely reported that the two did not get along off-screen, adding a layer of intrigue to the show's history. Their tumultuous relationship is often cited as one of the most toxic in British sitcom history.
"Nearest and Dearest" also serves as a cultural touchstone, reflecting the era's social norms and the changing landscape of British comedy. It's a show that, while rooted in the 1960s and 70s, continues to find new audiences who appreciate its wit and charm.
For those who grew up watching "Nearest and Dearest," the show remains a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era of television. And for newcomers, it offers a glimpse into the rich tapestry of British humor and the timeless appeal of family dynamics in storytelling.
Whether you're revisiting the series or discovering it for the first time, "Nearest and Dearest" stands as a testament to the enduring nature of well-crafted comedy and the universal themes of family and ambition. It's a piece of television history that continues to be nearest and dearest to many viewers' hearts.
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00:00nearest and dearest p584 stroke 26 edited copy
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00:30I'll kill that cat
01:01have you been all night out with the bloody lifeboat yes I feels like I feel
01:11just like that Grace darling must have felt when she'd been out all night
01:16struggling with yours I've done a bit of that myself hey what's for breakfast
01:25three jumps at the cupboard door and a bottle of corporation pop they've got
01:30more to think about than your belly what's that what's happened as the horse
01:34dropped in the workers they're not turned in oh well there's a lot of it
01:39about you know they call it absenteeism oh well I don't care what they call it
01:42they're not doing it in the pickle works if they want to go in for absenteeism
01:46they must do it at home oh really well I don't know we'll have to shut up shop
01:54oh well there's a nice little recipe do they not part that'll do me not do you
01:58at all we are going to carry on with the factory our dad where they kept that
02:01factory open and we're doing the same no it it's impossible
02:05Eli nothing is impossible oh have you ever tried to strike a match on a lump of
02:10wet dry the pickles are piling up we've got gherkins over here we've got red
02:17cabbage over there Eli the pickles must get through no no we can't do it now
02:22look we've got Grembel and we've got Stan and there's me and there's you and
02:26I've got some more workers coming in what is it Bob a job week already not
02:30likely I'm not having those scouts again like last year rubbing two of me
02:34cucumbers together to try and make a fire no I thought I'd get Walter and Lily to
02:41come in you can't have Walter and Lily running loose in that pickle factory we
02:45need expert picklers I know that Walter's not an expert but he's always
02:48very willing I mean and our Lily says he's always ready to have a go
02:56bloody hell Barbara Kessler's live Jenkins oh the cheek of that bus
03:02conductor have a good man to complain to town all don't get upset sit down love
03:06and tell me what we got on books and I asked for two returns and conductor said
03:11that we thought Walter better have a single
03:16the only way he'd be coming back to be in a little box under stairs cheeky devil
03:23mind you you Walter does look a bit peaky what I've been doing Walter burning
03:28the candle at both ends burning the candle at both ends he can't even fight
03:33wick
03:35he always looks pale in the morning during the night all the blood rushes to
03:40his feet when it gets there I bet it wants to a short way back again do you
03:44know when you phoned us up Nellie said to Walter wake up Walter love have a
03:48little job for you do you know try to pretend he was still asleep I think he's
03:53still pretending to be dead when you're in bed you like your full ration
04:02never been one for early rising well you know you wouldn't have been much good as
04:07a knocker-off would you know it's more on the other side intake we willie
04:12winky well that's it in a won't make the awesome new pair of drawers come on
04:17let's get the clean you and all mr. Nick a knocker
04:31well are we all organized then let me see you get over there with them onions
04:35Eli you put them in the bottle I know George would go I'll put the vinegar on
04:41Walter talking to you Walter put the lid on it
04:46he doesn't know now Luke have we all got that I don't think Walter's got it he's
04:51never had it well you know the routine don't you pickles jar vinegar lid pickles
04:59jar vinegar lid pickles jar vinegar lid Pickles jar vinegar lid. Pickles jar vinegar lid
05:09Pickles jar jar. Come on Walter. I don't think he can quite grasp it. Grasp it? He can't even find it.
05:20Give him a chance when he gets to do it he's like lightning when he gets to go in.
05:25We have lift-off, we have lift-off!
05:28Now you see, he can do it if he wants, can't he?
05:31Now, you haven't finished yet, love.
05:32What else have you got to do?
05:35You have to screw it up!
05:37He can do that, all right.
05:39Wonderful, Walter!
05:41Now, you're a fully-fledged pickler now.
05:43Very good, yes.
05:45You want to what?
05:46Oh, I thought you said tea break.
05:48It's over there.
05:50It's all the excitement!
05:51Look, never mind what Walter wants.
05:52We've got to keep these pickles flowing.
05:54Now, let's have a bit more speed this time.
05:56Pickles!
05:57Jar!
05:58Vinegar!
06:00Lid!
06:01Pickles!
06:02Jar!
06:06That's charming, you daft old git!
06:08Don't you call my Walter names!
06:11Listen, Lily, you have to admit that Walter is definitely the weak link.
06:16The weak link is the bloody missing lid!
06:19He's doing his best!
06:21Come on, he best swap places with me.
06:22I'll put lids on.
06:23Now, you put vinegar in.
06:24Now, look, Walter.
06:25It's easy, lad, but I'll make it easier, you see.
06:27I'll give you a signal.
06:28I'll put the onions in the jar like that.
06:31When I've had my head, you pickle of it.
06:35Right, are we ready?
06:36Hang on!
06:37I'm not having it.
06:38We don't want to know about your sex life.
06:42I'm not having Walter lifting that heavy jug.
06:46It's not that heavy, Lily.
06:48I mean, it'll not hurt him if he just keeps his feet together.
06:53It's not going to be you that will be up all night struggling with it.
06:56All right, all right.
06:57We'll move him up production line a bit.
06:59If you keep moving him up, he'll be out in the street.
07:01If we don't keep moving these pickles out, we'll all be out in the street, won't we?
07:04Just a minute, come here.
07:05Are you there?
07:06Oh, you're there.
07:07Now, listen.
07:08It's pickles, jar, vinegar, lid.
07:10Pickles, jar, vinegar, lid.
07:12Pickles, jar, vinegar, lid.
07:18Maybe you're hungry, aren't you, Walter?
07:21Get your eyes on that lot.
07:23You'll be fine when you get that down you.
07:25Now, before we start, have you washed your hands?
07:29Did you wash your hands?
07:32After.
07:35Now, go over there and bang on that gong
07:39to let our Lily and Eli know the dinner's ready.
07:49GONG
07:52My, oh, Walter.
07:53No wonder Jay Arthur Rank gave up making pictures.
07:57Come and have a dinner, Lily. Have a lap.
07:59Come on, Walter.
08:01Come on, Walter.
08:02Get yourself sat sitting down there.
08:04That's it.
08:05Oh, God.
08:06I've been ravished all morning.
08:10I could eat a cow on a butter.
08:12Ah, well, it's thirsty work, pickling, innit?
08:14I'll just have me dinner
08:15and I'll be in that pub getting the transfusion.
08:17Right at sort.
08:18We're going straight into that pickling shed
08:20as soon as we've had us dinners.
08:22It is hard work, isn't it?
08:24Look at our Walter, he's jiggered.
08:26He'll be all right as soon as he gets the knack.
08:29The knack?
08:30You mean the knack is hard, don't you?
08:33Why do you keep picking on Walter?
08:35He's been working very hard this morning.
08:37We've all worked very hard this morning.
08:39How many jars have we pickled?
08:42Three dozen.
08:43I can eat pickles faster than we can pack them.
08:47It'll feel all right when we've had us dinners.
08:51What's the do, Walter?
08:53Don't coax him, Nellie.
08:54If he won't eat it, we'll keep it
08:56and make him have it for his tea.
09:01You've lost...
09:02You are?
09:03Lost your teeth?
09:05Really?
09:06He says he's lost his teeth.
09:08Have you got them in your handbag?
09:10Have I?
09:11He's got them in me handbag.
09:12He was wearing them when we came out this morning.
09:14He says he hasn't got them now.
09:16Eli, have you got Walter's teeth?
09:18What the hell would I want with Walter's false choppers?
09:22Is it your top or your bottom?
09:23I'm asking you, is it your bottom?
09:25He's always losing them teeth.
09:27Keep meaning to put them on a string like his gloves.
09:31You haven't swallowed them, have you?
09:33Eh?
09:34Cos if you have, well,
09:35you'll just have to let nature take its course.
09:39And in that case, in Walter's case,
09:41that'll be about ten minutes.
09:43I've just had a terrible thought.
09:45Eh?
09:46He's dropped them in our pickling shed.
09:49And if he's dropped them out there,
09:51there's a new quality-tested,
09:53pureler, pledger's pickle product.
09:55What do you mean?
09:56Pickled dentures.
10:00Well, definitely not in here, have you?
10:03No, not in here either.
10:04No, they're not.
10:08Walter.
10:09Now, look.
10:11Where are we standing?
10:12We're standing just there, weren't we?
10:14You stood standing there.
10:15Now, what did you...
10:17Where did you go after that?
10:19To the bog, 16 times.
10:21We'll just have to retrace his movements.
10:23You what?
10:24We'll have to go through the motions.
10:26We...
10:29We'll have a slight.
10:32Oh, you mean, like,
10:33walk about a bit where he's been?
10:35It doesn't matter if we can't find him.
10:37He'll just have to live on porridge till we get some new one.
10:40If we don't find them teeth,
10:41we'll all be living on porridge in strange ways.
10:43What do you mean?
10:44Well, I mean...
10:46If he's dropped his teeth in a jar of our pickles,
10:48we'll be for the eye jump.
10:50How would you like it?
10:51You sat down, have your tea,
10:52little bit of boiled ham,
10:53few plentious purer pickles,
10:55and bingo, there's Walter's teeth smiling up like that.
11:00They'll take us to court,
11:01they'll dam us for sewages.
11:05There must have been in them pickles we did this morning.
11:08Billy, I thought you and Eli had stacked them up here.
11:11We did stack them up.
11:12They were in your bag, too.
11:13Not here now, are they?
11:15Hey, Stan, come here.
11:16Have you shifted them pickles that we stacked up here this morning?
11:19I've delivered them.
11:20You what?
11:21What?
11:22I've delivered them.
11:23Three dozen jars of Best Pickles
11:25to Whittaker's Corner Shop.
11:27He's one of our oldest customers.
11:29That's done it, we're finished.
11:30I'm ruined.
11:31I'll have to go out to work.
11:33Don't pack lots of daft, you big girl's blouse.
11:36Keep calm.
11:38Don't panic.
11:39You don't see me panicking, do you?
11:43Oh, shut up, frog face.
11:45Hey, there's one thing to do.
11:47We'll go back to Whittaker's and get them jar of pickles back.
11:50It's our only chance.
11:51Oh, good.
11:53See, Walter,
11:54I could smash your teeth in.
11:58And when we get them back, that's what I'll do.
12:13MUSIC
12:25Well, come on, come on.
12:27He's not here.
12:28Hey, hey, come here.
12:29What are we going to say to him?
12:30Tell him anything except the truth.
12:32Well, look, I've got a good idea I have to get us out of all this mess.
12:35Yes, have you?
12:36We'll put a set of false teeth in every jar of our pickles
12:38and crack on it's a giveaway.
12:41Stop talking like a big girl's watching.
12:43No, like they do in cornflakes with them submarines, you know.
12:46Shut up, don't be so soft.
12:47Hey, he's coming here.
12:48Now, Box Clever.
12:49Who's first, then?
12:50I am.
12:51I am.
12:52Well, you can't both be first.
12:53No, well, she's with me, you see.
12:54Yes, and, like, we're both, like, together, you see.
12:57What can I do for you?
12:58Tell him he lied.
12:59No, you tell him.
13:00No, I don't.
13:01I don't like telling him.
13:02All right, well...
13:03Look, I'm gut all day.
13:04Well, you see, it's rather embarrassing and we...
13:06Well, we don't have to ask.
13:07No, well, we've not done this before.
13:10Oh, well, I don't sell anything like that.
13:12Try the premise.
13:14If you'll beg my very pardon, it's pickles we're after.
13:17Pickles?
13:18Yes, sir.
13:19Pledge is pure pickles.
13:20I'm Miss Nelly Pledge and this here, there, is my brother, Eli.
13:24Oh, I'm very glad to meet you.
13:25We sell a lot of your pickles.
13:27The customers like them.
13:28Nice and firm.
13:29Something they get their teeth into.
13:32That's what we've come about.
13:33Shut up, yeah.
13:34I had two cases from you only this morning.
13:36Ah, well, we've come to get them back.
13:37Why, is there something wrong with them?
13:39Not what?
13:40Something's wrong with our pickles.
13:41Oh, no, no, no.
13:42Only I've noticed, your Piccadilly makes the knives and forks turn green.
13:47I've often wondered about that.
13:48Ah, so have we.
13:49Of course, I never touch it myself, you know.
13:52No, we've come to get those pickles back, you see, for sentimental reasons.
13:58That's it? Sentimental reasons?
14:00You tell him, Eli.
14:01I will, yes.
14:02You see, the whole thing...
14:03What the hell are we talking about?
14:05Well, you see, those pickles were the last batch of pickles that our faithful horse, Storm, ever delivered.
14:12And has something happened to the horse?
14:14Yes, he's had his last bag of oats.
14:17If we don't get them pickles back, we'll all have had our last bag of oats.
14:21You see, we thought it would be a good gesticulation if we were to put those pickles on his grave,
14:29with the confusion at the top saying,
14:33Well done, thou good and faithful Carthus.
14:37I'm very touched.
14:38If you believe that, you're bloody well must be.
14:42So, you see, we would like those pickles back today.
14:47Oh, that's all very well, but how do I know you're who you say you are?
14:50Oh, well, that's easy. I mean, we've got our driver.
14:52Stand outside, he'll vouch for us.
14:54I'll just get him in.
14:55Hey, Stan, will you come in a minute?
14:57Aye.
14:59Morning, Mr. Whittaker.
15:00Here are these people, Eli and Nellie Pledge.
15:03Aye. This is Miss...
15:04Miss?
15:05Oh, this is Eli. And this one over here is Miss Nellie.
15:09Oh, fair enough. I'll let you have these cases back.
15:12He'll let me have two others in exchange.
15:14Very good.
15:15I've already sold two bottles.
15:17Oh, blood and stomach pills.
15:18Who's got them? Who's got them?
15:20Well, Mrs. Jones at number 16 had one, and the landlord at the Victoria Hotel's got the other.
15:25Hey, we've got to get them back.
15:26I'll go down to the pub and get them.
15:27You'll do no such sod.
15:29You'll go and see Mrs. Jones.
15:30Will I?
15:31I'll go down to the pub.
15:32Come on, Stan. Get those pickles back to the factory.
15:35Right-o, Miss Nellie.
15:37I've got the horse and car outside.
15:40Hey, just a minute.
15:42I thought you said the horse was dead.
15:43Ah, well, you know that, she knows that, and I know that.
15:47We haven't told the bloody horse yet.
15:51I was going to say, you know, he just bent down and it all went...
15:54Oh, it was terrible, really.
15:55Went on to the doctors on all fours, you know.
15:58He's not inside now. He's two weeks ago.
16:00He's back all right again, isn't he?
16:03Perfect.
16:04And it was a good job.
16:07I say, psst!
16:09Hey!
16:10Shop!
16:12Oh, hello, love.
16:14What's your pleasure?
16:15Don't be so cheeky.
16:18I only want to know what you want.
16:20I want a jar of pickles, please.
16:21You what?
16:22I want that jar of pickles there, please.
16:24Oh, buy a knife, pan and tillers.
16:26Don't be so disgusted.
16:29We've only just met.
16:31How much do you want for that jar of pickles?
16:33This is a pub, it's not a supermarket.
16:35We don't sell pickles.
16:37Listen, you've got those pickles behind this counter.
16:40You are entitled to sell them.
16:42No, we don't sell them.
16:43We give them away to customers that's having a drink.
16:46Well, I don't drink.
16:48I'm a total absconder.
16:52No drink, no pickle.
16:56All right, then.
16:57I'll have a sweet sherry wine.
17:19Sorry.
17:20It's all right.
17:23Now you can have a pickle.
17:26Hey, I want more than one pickle, don't I?
17:28With every drink, don't I, you pike-hand?
17:31All right, all right.
17:33You can have two pickles, seeing as how you're a lady.
17:36I bloody think so.
17:53Two more pickles.
18:08Why the hell is there a lot of pickles in that?
18:15It's a good job it's not a giant economy sign.
18:23Come on in, Mr...
18:25Fletch, Eli Fletch.
18:27Now tell me, what can I do for you?
18:30Well, it's like this, Mrs Jones.
18:32Oh, call me Mildred.
18:34Yes, but you don't mind me coming round to see you like this, do you?
18:37Oh, no, I'm glad you did.
18:39Is there something you want to show me?
18:41You what?
18:43Oh, no, I'm not selling anything.
18:45Oh, why don't we sit down and make ourselves comfortable?
18:49All right, then, yes.
18:53Oh, very well, then.
18:56Now, you see, it's rather important.
18:58You've got something I want.
19:01Have I?
19:02Yes, and it's terribly important. I must have it.
19:05Oh, you're very frank.
19:07I like a man who comes straight out with it.
19:12Yes, well, get straight to the point, that's my motto, you know.
19:15I mean, what you never ask for, you never get, do you?
19:18What I don't understand is how you found me.
19:21Did you follow me in the street?
19:23Oh, no.
19:24The fellow at the grocery shop, he gave me your name and address
19:27and said that if I came and saw you, you'd see me right.
19:30Oh, cheeky monkey.
19:32They're very narrow-minded round here.
19:35Are they?
19:36Yes, but it doesn't bother me.
19:39Doesn't it?
19:40Oh, well, I'd like to know how I'm fixed.
19:43Can I have it?
19:46You're very impatient.
19:48Yeah, well, of course I'm willing to pay.
19:50How about ten bob for your trouble?
19:52It's no trouble to me.
19:53Well, just let me have the pickles, then. I'll be on me way, then.
19:57Have the what?
19:58The pickles.
19:59I never heard it called that before.
20:04Oh!
20:05Arthur.
20:06I haven't expected you home for hours.
20:08I can see that.
20:10So this little squirt is your latest boyfriend, is he?
20:13Oh, no, you've got the wrong idea.
20:15There's nothing like that between me and your wife.
20:17I'm just trying to get an offer.
20:19Oh, you are?
20:20Yes, you see, I've offered her ten bob.
20:25But, I mean, I'm willing to go higher.
20:27You're her husband. What do you think's a fair price?
20:32These pickles aren't half strong.
20:35It's enough to turn anybody to drink.
20:39Are you having one?
20:41No, it's the way me clothes fasten.
20:46Shut up, you. I'm not married.
20:50I think you'd better be going home.
20:52I'm not going home till I get what I came for.
20:54Oh, well, I don't...
20:58They're not in there.
20:59What's not in there?
21:00Walter's pickle stickers.
21:03Those pickles are very strong. They've got a lot of bite.
21:06Not as much as I thought they had.
21:10Ah, good evening, lads.
21:13Ah, good evening, Landlord.
21:15I've just brought this collecting box for your bar top.
21:17I know your customers will give generously.
21:20Hello, Vicki.
21:21Good heavens, Miss Pledge.
21:23I didn't expect to find you in here.
21:25Oh, well, no, you got me wrong, it's here.
21:28I've just come searching for something.
21:31We're all searching for something, Miss Pledge.
21:34We won't, however, find it at the bottom of the glass.
21:37Oh, no, you got me wrong there, too.
21:40I just came in here for a pickle.
21:51Do you not hear, Miss Lily?
21:53Are you sure he was wearing them when he came out this morning?
21:56I'm positive.
21:58He was making that clacking noise with them on the bus.
22:01He does it to draw attention to hisself.
22:04Ah, well, he can't clack now, can he?
22:06No, but he'll be sucking his gums, though.
22:08No, but he'll be sucking his gums, though, now.
22:10He's always showing off.
22:12Does it to vex me.
22:14Hey, they're making false teeth now that you can screw in.
22:18He wouldn't lose them.
22:20I enquired about them screwing false teeth for him.
22:23The dentist said it were no good.
22:25He said that our Walter's gums had a left-handed thread.
22:31Hey, you know the horse has lost all its teeth?
22:34Oh, it used to be I was biting people.
22:37It can't do it now.
22:39Mind you, it can give you very nasty suck.
22:45Here you are, Nelly, love.
22:47Have you found them?
22:49What the hell is like?
22:50Are they done good, Luke?
22:52Well, they're not in this lot. We've looked everywhere.
22:54Oh, if I really had found them.
22:58Did you get that buckle?
23:00No, but I know Walter's teeth are not in it.
23:02How do you know?
23:03A fella hit me on top of head with it.
23:05Then he stuck a bloody onion up me nose.
23:08Hey, I've gone through something for your flaming teeth today.
23:11I've gone through something too.
23:13Well, that Vicky, you know, do you know what he said?
23:16He said I were tight.
23:18Hey, I hope you didn't stand for that.
23:20I did not. I said I'm not tight.
23:22I said if you want to know something, I said I'm very loose.
23:28Well, anyway, we've got to find them teeth.
23:31They must be somewhere.
23:32Walter, what have you done with them teeth?
23:34Oh, I could shake you.
23:38His teeth!
23:41Hey, they were laughing at us.
23:43You'd be laughing if you'd been in Walter Strauss's all day.
23:47Here's your flaming molars.
23:49I'm not kidding you.
23:50I've been through hell all day with you.
23:52You've put years on me.
23:54It hasn't all.
23:56You've put it right through us all day.
23:58Now it's your turn. You're going to go right in it.
24:01We'll put him in that pickle lily tub.
24:02That'll teach him to keep his mouth shut.
24:04You can't put Walter in pickle lily.
24:06Why not?
24:07He hasn't been.
24:08I don't care whether he's been or he hasn't been.
24:10He's going in there.
24:11Yes, he is.
24:12You can't put him in there.
24:13Just see what he does to knives and forks.
24:15I don't care what he does to knives and forks.
24:17He's going in.
24:18And you're going in as well.
24:19Me?
24:20Yes.
24:21Because Walter's a pickle.
24:22And you're the lily.
24:23So in you go.
26:20Oh, I'll kill that cat.
26:22LAUGHTER
26:28Have you been out all night with the bloody lightbulb?
26:30LAUGHTER
26:34Yes, I feel as though I have.
26:36I feel just like that Grace darling must have felt
26:38when she'd been out all night
26:40struggling with yours.
26:42Ah, I've been...
26:44LAUGHTER
26:46I've done a bit of that meself.
26:48Hey, what's for breakfast?
26:50Three jumps at the cupboard door
26:52and a bottle of corporation pop.
26:54We've got more to think about
26:56than your belly.
26:58What's happened, has the horse dropped dead?
27:00No, the workers, they've not turned in.
27:02Oh, well, there's a lot of it about, you know.
27:04They call it absenteeism.
27:06Oh, well, I don't care what they call it,
27:08they're not doing it in the pickleworks.
27:10If they want to go in for absenteeism,
27:12they must do it at home.
27:14LAUGHTER
27:16Oh, really? Well, I don't know,
27:18we'll have to shut up shop for today.
27:20Ah, well, there's a nice little recipe,
27:22do they not part? That'll do me.
27:24That'll not do you at all.
27:26We're going to carry on with the factory.
27:28Our dad would have kept that factory open
27:30and we're doing the same.
27:32Nelly, it's impossible.
27:34Eli, nothing is impossible.
27:36Oh, have you ever tried to strike a match
27:38on a lump of wet dry?
27:40Look, the pickles are piling up.
27:42We've got gherkins over here,
27:44we can't let the pickles get through.
27:46No, we can't do it.
27:48Now, look, we've got Grembel, and we've got Stam,
27:50and there's me, and there's you.
27:52And I've got some more workers coming in.
27:54What is it, bobber job week already?
27:56Not likely, I'm not having those scouts at again.