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00:00Well, you and me had an arrangement, remember?
00:19A nice walk and then a good long nap.
00:22Yes.
00:23All set?
00:24Sorry.
00:25Hello.
00:26Oh, hello.
00:28Well, one foot out the door and a telephone rang.
00:34Must not be late.
00:35Don't want to keep Mr. Bosworth waiting.
00:43That rudder pedal's still sticky.
00:45Can you take a look?
00:46Well done, Panagy.
00:47That was much better.
00:49Thank you, but it was, as you said,
00:50I needed to adjust more accurately for the wind speed.
00:52Aye.
00:53Listen, I'll just skip around.
00:54You won't go far wrong.
00:55A couple more practice flights
00:56and we'll be ready for our first long distance run.
00:58Come on, you two.
00:59Better look lively.
01:00Hot pot tonight.
01:02Well done, lads.
01:03Let's go, Johnny.
01:05Is that the one that contains dumplings?
01:07Nah.
01:08If there's dumplings, it's stew.
01:09Ah, they are remarkably similar.
01:12As regards to knitted items,
01:14the next collection will be on Thursday by 3 p.m.
01:18That's 3 p.m. sharp.
01:21Now, next on the agenda, the Victory Gardens.
01:27I'm afraid to say that since Dot Fawcett's operation
01:30has put her out of action,
01:32they are looking decidedly untended.
01:35So I must ask our volunteer gardeners
01:37to redouble their efforts whilst Dot is recuperating.
01:41And we are still in need of additional wardens
01:45for blackout duty.
01:48So I would direct your attention to the sign-up sheet by the door.
01:53But I must stress that this is a serious responsibility.
01:58Time wasters need not apply.
02:01You know who you are.
02:02Don't want a repeat of last time.
02:05Quite right, Mr. Bosworth.
02:06We certainly wouldn't want to waste anyone's time.
02:10So, last item on the agenda.
02:12Ah, our first land girl has arrived safely with Farmer Danby.
02:16So I'm sure we'll all want to do our best to make her feel welcome.
02:20And that concludes the meeting.
02:22Oh.
02:23Thank you so much, Mr. Bosworth.
02:26Yes, right. Meeting adjourned.
02:34Did you know Dot had had an operation?
02:36I'd heard she'd been under the weather.
02:38Well, I didn't know it were anything that serious.
02:40I feel awful.
02:42She was like a nan to me in general when we were little
02:44and I didn't even know she were laid up.
02:46Well, you've had a lot to be getting on with.
02:48I know, but the world shouldn't stop just because I've had a baby.
02:52Should it, Jimmy? Hmm?
03:06Curtain shut and there was light.
03:10This is the way the farmer's boy rides.
03:14Hobble-dee-hoy, hobble-dee-hoy, hobble-dee-hoy
03:19and down into the ditch.
03:22Really shouldn't get him overly excited before bed.
03:25Oh, he likes a bit of excitement, don't you, Jimmy?
03:28Do you?
03:29There we are.
03:30Do you?
03:31Richard, will you join us?
03:32Oh, no. No, thank you. Not while I'm training, Hamish.
03:34Oh, you've never taught him another new trick?
03:36As a matter of fact, Hamish, sit.
03:40Speak.
03:41Good boy.
03:43And shake.
03:45Good boy.
03:47Will you look at that?
03:49It's most impressive.
03:51Though it does explain why there's never any cheese.
03:55He's a remarkably intelligent animal.
03:57I'm not surprised his owner was so sad to leave him.
03:59Well, at least he knew he were going to a good home.
04:02I had enough for a lad going off to fight.
04:05Without worrying about his dog.
04:08To all our boys.
04:10May we see them soon.
04:12Yeah, yeah.
04:13Our boys.
04:14Our boys.
04:18As you're aware, Herr Hitler is now sprawled over Europe.
04:23France is out, Italy is against us,
04:26and with our port cities under increasingly heavy bombardment,
04:31we need to hit back.
04:33Hard.
04:35In light of this, the decision has been made to expedite all flight training schedules.
04:43Which means that the first long distance round to Scotland will take place tonight.
04:48Now, I know that most of you have just finished a day's flying,
04:54but I'm afraid I can't be helped.
04:56Very soon you'll be flying active missions.
05:00And you need to be ready.
05:03So, the following air crew will report at 2100 hours.
05:09Harriet.
05:10Sir.
05:11Hibbert.
05:12Sir.
05:13Banerjee.
05:14Sir.
05:15Fielding.
05:16Sir.
05:17Murphy.
05:18Sir.
05:20Good luck.
05:28All right, it's time for us to turn in, I think.
05:31All right, love.
05:32Not calling on Dot in the morning.
05:34See how she's doing.
05:35That's a good idea.
05:37I wish I had some biscuits to send with you.
05:40Perhaps I could find her a nice magazine.
05:43Oh, blast.
05:45Something wrong?
05:46They've called an extraordinary meeting of the North Riding Veterinary Society.
05:50Some nonsense about members voting right.
05:53And it's at 9am tomorrow morning, attendance mandatory.
05:57Oh, dear.
05:59Well, that's what happens when you let the post pile up.
06:03Good night.
06:04Sleep well.
06:06It means I shall have to cancel yet another clinic.
06:09Which means more complaints.
06:10But what do they expect?
06:12I'm down from three vets to two.
06:14Or rather, one and a half.
06:15One and three quarters, sure.
06:17We're stretched to our limit just covering the farms.
06:20And then there's the emergencies.
06:22Despite my best efforts, I can't be in two places at once.
06:27There is another option.
06:50You sleep well, little man.
07:03You seen Banerjee?
07:04I haven't skipped.
07:22Everything alright?
07:23Yes, just checking my calculations.
07:28Look, I know this isn't what we expected.
07:32But you're a fine navigator, Banerjee.
07:34In theory, perhaps.
07:36But in practice, I'm under pressure.
07:42I've never plotted a course of this length.
07:44And it's over 400 miles, James.
07:51I'm worried I will let you down.
07:57Come on.
08:00What you need is some fresh air.
08:01Come on.
08:06You know, you and I have a lot in common, Banerjee.
08:09We do?
08:10We both like to feel prepared.
08:12And I'm guessing we both tend to worry too much.
08:15I think sometimes perhaps we have a reason to.
08:18You might be right.
08:19The trouble is, it doesn't help.
08:23When I started out as a veterinary surgeon,
08:25I was so nervous.
08:27I read everything I could find about bovine and equine anatomy.
08:30I was as prepared as I could possibly be.
08:33But even so, the first time I attended a call on my own,
08:37seeing an animal in pain and distress,
08:40knowing a farmer's livelihood depended on my knowing what to do,
08:44well, I couldn't be more terrified.
08:48But you know, it's a funny thing.
08:50When you have no choice but to focus on the job at hand,
08:53there's a kind of clarity.
08:56Suddenly everything you've learned, all the knowledge,
08:58all the skills you've acquired, they just take over.
09:02And so was the animal saved?
09:05She was.
09:06And I delivered my very first calf.
09:09It was quite a night.
09:12It's only natural to feel daunted,
09:14but you can't be more prepared.
09:17I know you can do this.
09:20Good lad.
09:21All right, come on.
09:23I hope it's going to sink with both Connie and you all.
09:37It's an enormous responsibility.
09:38I realise that.
09:39Normally I wouldn't allow it.
09:41Not until you'd completed your training.
09:43I can do it, Mr Farnham. I won't let you down.
09:45Well, you'd better not.
09:48Now, obviously your skills are still a bit limited,
09:51but anything you can't deal with, just make a note
09:53and I'll look at it on my return.
09:56Perhaps a checklist would be helpful.
09:58Some sort of triage assessment form?
10:02Yes.
10:03Yes, I suppose something along those lines could work.
10:06Excellent, excellent. Leave it with me.
10:11Well, he's certainly keen.
10:34You all right there, Skipper?
10:35You're looking a bit red in the face.
10:37I'm just overheating in all this gear.
10:39Aye, well, you'll be glad of your letter.
10:44Well said.
10:45All right, Skip.
10:52Training mission or not, you need to treat tonight as the real thing.
10:56You run into enemy aircraft, they won't make allowances.
11:02And there's heavy cloud cover forecast further north,
11:04so, Navigator, you need to keep on your toes.
11:08Yes, sir.
11:10All right, men.
11:12Good luck.
11:21Not much of a morale booster, is he?
11:24You sure you're all right?
11:26I'm fine.
11:27I think I just caught that damn cold that's going round.
11:29Ready, Banerjee?
11:31Ready.
11:32Good man.
11:36Skipper!
11:37We need a medical officer!
11:38Please!
11:40Skipper!
11:51Skipper!
12:06Sorry, I don't understand.
12:07I thought it was just the flu.
12:09Well, that was my first assumption.
12:11But I ran some tests to rule out other possibilities.
12:14And they came back with something rather unexpected.
12:17I see from your file that you're a veterinary surgeon.
12:19That's right.
12:20Then I'm sure you're familiar with brucellosis?
12:24Oh, yes.
12:25And have you, to your knowledge,
12:27been exposed to any cases in the last couple of years?
12:30Yes.
12:32I treated a herd with it last year.
12:34But you didn't have any symptoms at the time?
12:36No, no, none.
12:38My wife, she was pregnant, so we were worried about her, but...
12:41Well, she was fine in the end.
12:43There was no reason to think I caught it.
12:45Well, unfortunately, it appears you had.
12:48Right.
12:49Pain medication and bed rest will treat the symptoms in the short term.
12:53But I'm afraid the fever may be recurring.
12:55And there's a possibility of delirium.
12:58The bouts will become milder and further apart with time, though.
13:01And don't worry, there's no risk of anyone catching it from you.
13:04No, I know.
13:05That's one good thing, at least.
13:07Anyway, you should feel back to normal in a day or so.
13:12When can I get back to active duty?
13:14Well, that's really a question for your commanding officer.
13:17It's just we were about to do a run to Scotland.
13:20I'm out of my career to be stood down.
13:22Well, there's not much you can do about that right now.
13:24If I were you, I'd just enjoy the rest.
13:27Oh, well, it's a lot of fuss over nothing.
13:41It's direct to me, isn't nothing.
13:45Aye.
13:46Doctor said it were better to be safe than sorry.
13:48Hey, I'm just glad you're on the mend.
13:51Doctor said it were better to be safe than sorry.
13:54Gee, I'm just glad you're on the mend.
13:56Well, they said I've got to rest for another three weeks.
13:59But I can get about a bit if I go slow.
14:02Are you in much pain?
14:04Not anymore.
14:06They give me some lovely stuff.
14:08I take it at bedtime when I just float off to sleep.
14:11Oh, very nice.
14:13And I've got little Frisk here to keep me company.
14:17I tell you, I thought after all these years,
14:20I'd be used to being on me own.
14:23But if it weren't for little Frisk,
14:25I'd have gone stark staring mad these past few weeks.
14:31Did you say something about putting kettle on?
14:40Well, these all look very good.
14:43And you didn't run into any problems while I was gone?
14:45No.
14:46As I said, the only slightly tricky case
14:47was the budgerigar.
14:48With the ulcerated leg.
14:49Well, that's fair enough.
14:49We can drop in on Mr. Bendix sometime this afternoon.
14:52But no, for your first time flying solo,
14:54I think you've done very well.
14:56In fact, I'm minded to dispense with the handholding
14:59from now on.
15:00You are?
15:01Well, these triage forms of yours could work rather well.
15:05You do the preliminary assessment.
15:06I take the more complex cases first.
15:08We'd see twice the patients in half the time.
15:11Well, it would certainly speed things up.
15:14Here he is.
15:15I was wondering where you'd got to.
15:18Here we go.
15:19Now then, have you had a good morning, young Jimmy?
15:22Yes.
15:24So have I. Thanks for asking.
15:26Doc's put you to work, has she?
15:28What did he offer?
15:29What have I got here?
15:31Quite a good noise, isn't it?
15:34I'll get it.
15:35Thanks, love.
15:38Darby 2297.
15:40Good afternoon.
15:41I'm calling from RAF Abingdon.
15:44I have a call for Mrs. James Herriot.
15:47This is Mrs. Herriot.
15:49Hold the line, please.
15:55Helen, are you there?
15:57Oh, God, James.
15:59I thought for a minute.
16:00I know, I'm so sorry.
16:01The nurse had to place the call for me.
16:03What nurse?
16:05James, what's going on?
16:06It's fine. I'm fine.
16:08I just had a bit of a fever and a headache.
16:11But you're all right now?
16:12I'm feeling much better.
16:14Do they know what it is?
16:18Yes.
16:19The thing is, they did some blood tests.
16:21Right.
16:22And, um, it turns out I've got brucellosis.
16:28Brucellosis?
16:30Oh, James, no.
16:32It's not the end of the world.
16:34You must have caught it from the craft tree's head.
16:37I was so busy fussing over meself, I should have thought.
16:41We should have done them tests on you, too.
16:44Oh, James, I'm so sorry.
16:47And like I said, I'm fine.
16:49They gave me something for the headache,
16:51and it's not like I'm infectious.
16:53I should be back in the barracks tomorrow.
16:55But it'll come back, won't it?
16:57I remember it could take months to get rid of it.
16:59I don't know.
17:01For now, it just means it gets a couple of days off.
17:05Right.
17:07Well, that's something.
17:10Harriet.
17:12Sir?
17:16Look, I've been discussing your condition with the wing commander,
17:20and, well, to cut to the chase,
17:22he doesn't think you're fit to fly.
17:24Well, no, not at the moment, but...
17:28Not at all, I'm afraid.
17:30What?
17:32That's ridiculous.
17:34Brucellosis isn't a permanent condition.
17:36It's not a permanent condition.
17:38Brucellosis isn't a permanent condition.
17:40I mean, it isn't permanently debilitating.
17:42Well, that's true.
17:44So did you explain that to him?
17:46I did, but the fact is,
17:48you can no longer be classed as 100% fit.
17:50And as wing commander Whiteley pointed out,
17:52a pilot has to be classed as grade one.
17:54So it would seem your flying days are over.
17:58But if I can't fly, what am I supposed to do?
18:00Well, normally, when an airman's grounded,
18:02he would usually serve as ground crew.
18:04Ground crew.
18:07It's not my decision to make.
18:09I'm sorry, Harriet.
18:19Either-or, Professor.
18:21The lines people go to to avoid an honest day's work.
18:23And the old bastard didn't even tell you himself.
18:25Apparently it wasn't worth his time.
18:29Have they told you he's replacing me?
18:32It seems we've been assigned
18:34Atkinson further on to Scotland tonight.
18:36He'll be fine.
18:38He only crashed twice in training.
18:40I reckon he's got out of his system by now.
18:46I'm so sorry, lads.
18:48Don't be daft, Skipper.
18:50It's not your fault.
19:02Sir, if you could spare a moment.
19:06I know you've spoken with the medical officer,
19:08but I'd like to ask you to reconsider.
19:10Whatever the rules, I'm still a first-rate pilot.
19:12That's not the point, Harriet.
19:14I think it should be.
19:16I beg your pardon?
19:18I'm sorry, sir.
19:20I'm simply asking that I be considered fit for duty.
19:22If you'd passed out half an hour later,
19:24I'd have lost five airmen, not just one.
19:26But, sir, there's a work detail in the morning.
19:28Digging ditches.
19:31Join it.
19:43Mrs Tilbury?
19:45Excellent.
19:47Now, we're testing a new system.
19:49Did my colleague give you a form?
19:51Ah, wonderful. That should speed things up.
19:53After you, Beatrix.
20:01If you'd like to take a seat, I'll be with you shortly.
20:03I'm not stopping.
20:05I'm sorry?
20:07I'd like you to take this.
20:09My cat, Frisk. He died in the night.
20:11Oh.
20:13I'm very sorry to hear that.
20:15I found him this morning.
20:17Just lying there under the sofa, poor little thing.
20:19I see.
20:21I would bury him myself, but I've just had an operation, see?
20:23So I was hoping
20:25Mr Farnham might take care of him.
20:27Right. Yes, of course.
20:30Leave it with me.
20:38Oh, Mrs Hall.
20:40Everything all right, Mr Calmady?
20:42I've been given a dead cat.
20:44Oh, that's nice.
20:46What should I...?
20:48Well, Mr Farnham usually calls Mallocks, the abattoir.
20:50He'll pick up when the next passing.
20:52Right. But for now...
20:54Just put it out of the way somewhere.
20:56Jolly good.
20:58Oh, no, no. That's quite all right.
21:00I shall inform him. Thank you.
21:10Frisk.
21:16Terminal.
21:20Calls Mallocks.
21:28Oh, good morning.
21:30Morning.
21:32Let's put you here.
21:34No, no, no. This isn't right.
21:36Please, over here.
21:38Excuse me.
21:40I had a separate pile of masks
21:42that had been damaged in transit
21:44and now, look, I'll have to sort them out
21:46all over again.
21:48Unfortunately, my ladies required
21:50the additional tables.
21:52Well, that's all very well, but the W.I. and the A.R.P.
21:54agreed to share the space.
21:57We did. We did.
21:59Um...
22:01Might I suggest that you place
22:03your supplies on this far corner
22:05and use the fireplace if necessary
22:07and then I shall instruct everyone
22:09that from now on
22:11that entire area is off limits.
22:15Yes, I suppose that would be acceptable.
22:17Good.
22:19I'll find a way to make it work.
22:21I'm so glad.
22:23That's an excellent haul.
22:26You're knitting non-stop.
22:28It's the least I can do.
22:32Brings back memories of last time, doesn't it?
22:34I keep expecting to see
22:36Kitchener pointing at me.
22:38That really did make one want to
22:40leap into action.
22:42It was certainly effective.
22:44Some of them were a bit misleading, though.
22:46Like the one for the Wrens
22:48that said, never at sea.
22:50Turned out that one's strictly accurate.
22:52Oh, you were a Wren.
22:55Wanted to do me a bit.
22:57Yes, one does feel rather
22:59superfluous this time around.
23:03Tricky and I have been asked to vacate Pumphrey Manor.
23:05I'm sorry?
23:07It's being requisitioned
23:09by the army as a convalescent hospital.
23:11Can they do that?
23:13Just take it from you?
23:15Well, in point of fact, I had
23:17already written to the War Ministry
23:19offering the use of the house, but
23:21simply hadn't anticipated
23:23that I wouldn't be allowed to live there anymore.
23:25When are they coming?
23:27They're moving their beds and equipment in, even as we speak.
23:29Poor boys.
23:31At least they'll have a pleasant place
23:33in which to recuperate.
23:35Where will you live?
23:37Oh, we'll be perfectly happy in the little cottage.
23:39Ah.
23:41At least I shall be.
23:43I do worry about Tricky.
23:45I'm afraid he's going to find it
23:47terribly pokey.
23:49But then, as you say,
23:51we all need to do our bit.
23:53Don't we, darling?
23:55Even you.
23:57Yes.
24:03Right, Mr Parker, if you'd like to take Remus
24:05into the examination room while I...
24:07Does anyone know where Mrs Morton went?
24:13Right, Mr Parker, what seems to be the trouble?
24:15Six.
24:19Who does this belong to?
24:31Terminal?
24:45What were you thinking?
24:47You can't go packing healthy animals off to be slaughtered.
24:49I didn't.
24:51Well, what's this? Terminal call mallux.
24:53Mrs Hall said that was the usual procedure.
24:55Why on earth would you destroy a perfectly good cat
24:57over a mild place of mange?
24:59It's the only ailment I can detect.
25:01I very much doubt that's what killed him.
25:03What are you talking about?
25:05What are you talking about? The cat was dead when it arrived.
25:07It wasn't.
25:09It most certainly was.
25:11Oh, for the love of...
25:13The animal was deceased.
25:15Is this the cat you're arguing about?
25:17Yes. No!
25:19That is Mrs Morton's tibbles.
25:21The cat in question, as clearly marked on the form, is called Frisk.
25:23You mean .46 cat?
25:25Well, if that's her name.
25:27So where's this Frisk now, then?
25:33I don't understand.
25:35So now you've managed to lose a dead cat.
25:37That's assuming it was actually dead.
25:39I take it you examined it.
25:41A quick peek.
25:47But why did they think it was dead?
25:49I have no idea.
25:51Audrey.
25:53Audrey?
26:11Which one of you's been smoking in my barn again?
26:15I've told you before, you don't use bloody matches near hay.
26:19And have the whole place up in flames.
26:21It goes up that earth in the middle of the yard.
26:23It goes up by the vegetable garden.
26:29I swear, I'd be better off digging the damn thing myself.
26:33What?
26:35Think you're too good for this, do you?
26:37No, not at all.
26:39Just because they gave you a uniform, you've done a bit of marching.
26:41I'm actually a trained pilot.
26:43Well, you're here now.
26:51Come on.
27:05Carriers.
27:11Something, sir?
27:13The training mission last night came under fire from the Luftwaffe.
27:15What?
27:17They were halfway back when three German planes came out of nowhere.
27:21It's likely they were returning from the raid on Newcastle.
27:25Our boys were shot down over the North Sea.
27:29The pilot didn't stand a chance.
27:31Atkinson's dead?
27:33Were there any survivors?
27:35They pulled Banerjee out of the wreckage,
27:37but it sounds like he's in a bad way.
27:41And Hibbert?
27:43It appears he died on impact.
27:45I'm sorry.
27:47I know they were your crew.
27:51Will they be bringing him back?
27:53Banerjee?
27:55Not to the question, I'm afraid.
27:57Do you think he'll make it?
28:01I'm sure they'll do what they can.
28:17What the hell do you think you're doing?
28:19Banerjee and Hibbert were my crew.
28:21Now Hibbert's dead and Banerjee may not make it.
28:23Have you lost your mind?
28:25They were shot down because you sent them up with a pilot who had no idea what he was doing.
28:29I begged you to let me fly with them.
28:31If you'd listened, if I'd been there...
28:33You really think you could have done better?
28:35You're certain you could have brought them home?
28:37I don't know, but I would have tried.
28:47Every time I send a man up,
28:49I know the odds.
28:53I do my best to improve them,
28:55but I don't always have the luxury of choice.
29:07They've got you digging ditches.
29:09For now.
29:11But you're a vet.
29:13It's a reserved occupation.
29:15Why can't you fly?
29:17I'm still an airman.
29:19Yes, I know, but you're supposed to be a pilot.
29:21If they're not going to let you do that anymore,
29:23can't they just send you home?
29:25It's not that simple.
29:27I don't see why.
29:29Because I have a duty, all right?
29:31I owe it to these men.
29:33All right.
29:35So I can't just walk away, not now.
29:39James, is there something you're not telling me?
29:45Go on.
29:47Kiss Jimmy for me, will you?
29:49Sleep well.
29:51You too.
30:15Ellen?
30:19Everything all right?
30:21It's dark spring greens.
30:23Must have been a frost overnight.
30:25I thought it'd be safe to put them in
30:27because it's been so mild,
30:29but I shouldn't have risked it.
30:31Why don't you stop a minute?
30:33I brought us some tea.
30:45I'm sorry. Is one of your heifers calving?
30:47That's right.
30:49Well, she sounds rather distressed.
30:51And you're an expert on cows, are you?
30:53As well as being a pilot.
30:55Just get on with what you're here to do.
31:05My God, she's going to break my arm
31:07before she's done.
31:09Can I help?
31:15If she's not progressing,
31:17the calves probably laid wrong.
31:19Yeah, well, I know that.
31:21The bloody legs are stuck under.
31:23We've been trying for an hour to pull them out.
31:27Let me have a look.
31:29For God's sake, man, I'm a vet.
31:31This is what I do.
31:40You won't have any more luck.
31:42Do you have any binder twine?
31:44I've yards of it, but I don't see how that will help.
31:46Fetch me a lint, and I'll show you.
31:48Bert, fetch some twine.
31:54So you need to find the foot
31:56and slip this loop over the fetlock.
31:58Easy.
32:00Easy, girl.
32:04Right.
32:06There we go.
32:10Now you take this
32:12and pull steadily when I tell you.
32:17All right.
32:20I'm pushing on the hock, so now you pull.
32:22Be careful. Don't jerk.
32:25Or I'll be dabbed.
32:30And another one.
32:36Easy.
32:38Easy, girl.
32:43There we are.
32:45All right.
32:49Ready?
32:51Now pull.
32:53Look at that.
32:55Right.
32:57Grab a leg, and we'll have them out in a couple of takes.
33:01There we go.
33:03Okay.
33:06Well done, that one.
33:08I guess you are a bleeding expert after all.
33:16And you're a handsome little fella, aren't you?
33:35Good work.
33:46Good work.
33:56Sir, I signed up because I wanted to serve
33:58in the best way I could.
34:00And the men here
34:02are the men I trained with.
34:04They relied on me.
34:06I never want to let them down.
34:08It's very laudable.
34:10But
34:12if I really am no longer of use here...
34:18Perhaps you might be of more use
34:20elsewhere?
34:28Your discharge papers.
34:30Sir?
34:32Good.
34:34As I understand it,
34:36a very good one.
34:38There aren't too many of you around right now.
34:44I was waiting for you to make your mind up.
34:48Good boy, Norman. Good boy.
35:02Good boy.
35:22Mr Bosworth,
35:24might I have a word?
35:26Of course, Mrs Hall.
35:28Though if it's Women's Institute business,
35:30I'd like to speak to Mrs Pumphrey.
35:32Oh, it's not. I wish to volunteer
35:34to be a blackout warden.
35:36Oh.
35:38Oh, no. I'm sorry.
35:40That's out of the question.
35:42I beg your pardon?
35:44Well, you can't possibly.
35:46We can only accept male volunteers.
35:48Why is that?
35:50I can hardly send out unaccompanied females
35:52into the dark in the middle of the night.
35:54Simple common sense.
35:56I see.
35:58Um,
36:00did that man
36:02just turn down your offer
36:04of assistance? He did.
36:06Well,
36:08the Wrens I knew didn't take
36:10no for an answer.
36:12No.
36:14No, they didn't.
36:18Mr Bosworth,
36:20I'll have you know, I were a female
36:22when I joined the Wrens
36:24in the last war. And when I learnt
36:26to fire a rifle and operate a wireless
36:28telegraph. I suppose you would have been, yes.
36:30And I were most certainly a female when I were on
36:32the crew of an harbour launch.
36:34Assigned to mind-spotting duties.
36:36Many of which, as I recall,
36:38took place at night. I see, but the thing...
36:40Though I feel fairly confident I can manage
36:42to ride a bicycle around Derby
36:44and tell people to close their curtains.
36:46Don't you?
36:48It would be most irregular.
36:50Oh, come now, Mr Bosworth.
36:52You can't deny she's better qualified
36:54than any other volunteer.
36:56And a commanding officer
36:58needs troops he can rely on.
37:00As I'm sure you remember
37:02from your own time
37:04in the services.
37:06Well, I... Yes.
37:08I'm sure I can
37:10make some accommodation.
37:12I'll fetch me rotor.
37:14Atta girl.
37:22MUSIC FADES
37:24MUSIC FADES
37:26MUSIC FADES
37:28Dot, whatever are you doing?
37:30It's Frisk. He's under here
37:32and he's not moving.
37:34It's just like before.
37:36Right, let me see.
37:40Oh, he's gone.
37:42I know he has.
37:44He hasn't. Not yet.
37:46I can feel it, aren't they?
37:48It's faint, but it's there.
37:50Right, you wait here.
37:52I'll take him straight to Seyfried.
37:54Well, I'm coming with you.
37:56Look, Dot, you can't. You're meant to be resting.
37:58If you're taking my Frisk, I'm coming with you.
38:00I'm not letting him out of my sight.
38:04I'm getting something.
38:06Have a listen.
38:08Come on, old man. He's your patient.
38:14Yes.
38:16Yes, it's definitely there.
38:18Look, there. He's breathing.
38:20But he weren't before, I'm sure of it.
38:22It was just like last time.
38:24Most peculiar.
38:26It's almost as if he were under anaesthesia.
38:28I mean, one minute he's happy as Larry, licking me saucer.
38:30Next minute he's out like a light.
38:32He's licking you saucer?
38:34That's right.
38:40Mrs Fawcett, you mentioned before that you've had an operation.
38:42That's right.
38:44And have you been prescribed any medicine by any chance?
38:46They gave me something for the pain.
38:48I take it last thing at night with my cup of tea.
38:50Something quite strong, weren't it, Dot?
38:54Well, doctor said it were morphine.
38:56Morphine?
38:58And after you take it, what do you do with the spoon?
39:02The spoon?
39:04I put it on my saucer.
39:06Then I think we may have solved our mystery.
39:10What dulls the pain in a human will put a cat out for hours.
39:12No.
39:14I'm afraid so.
39:16It seems riskier as in something of a narcotic haze.
39:18From my medicine?
39:20Oh, not to worry.
39:22There'll be no long-term ill effect.
39:24But make sure to put the spoon in the sink from now on.
39:26Would you credit it?
39:28Seems you weren't the only one floating away.
39:30The little devil.
39:34Well done, Mr Comedy.
39:42Ah, look at him.
39:44Risk.
39:46You're okay, my boy.
39:58Excuse me.
40:00Is this Darabin?
40:02Aye.
40:04Ida.
40:12Hello.
40:36Hello.
40:38Who might you be?
40:42Oh, you're a fairly chap, aren't you?
41:08Hello there, little man.
41:10You're so little anymore.
41:16All right, I'm coming.
41:20James.
41:22I don't...
41:24What are you...
41:26I've come home.
41:32Ellen, can you do that with me?
41:34Come on.
41:42I don't believe it.
41:44Mrs Hall, do we have any clean towels?
41:46Good lord.
41:48Hello there.
41:56So then Dot says...
41:58Morphine?
42:00No, no, seriously.
42:02Wait, is this the same cat you nearly had cremated?
42:06Well, yes, but...
42:08You were an honest mistake.
42:10Talking of mistakes,
42:12you must have heard the story of James' great cat mix-up.
42:14I don't believe I have.
42:16Well, he'd only been here a day,
42:18and he rolled home absolutely pie-eyed.
42:20Actually, Siegfried,
42:22would you excuse me and James?
42:24Oh.
42:26Oh, right.
42:28I'll carry Jimmy up.
42:32Come on, lad.
42:36Oh, Mrs Hall.
42:38It's a little early.
42:40I think a celebratory post proudly...
42:42Oh, good God.
42:44What's all this?
42:46I decided I wanted to do a bit more
42:48for the war effort.
42:50I see.
42:52So I've signed up to be a warden.
42:54It's only part-time.
42:56One or two nights a week to begin with,
42:58and I'll make sure dinner's ready before I leave.
43:00Don't worry about any of that.
43:04I think it's marvellous.
43:06You do?
43:08Absolutely. Good for you, Mrs Hall.
43:10And I quite agree,
43:12we must all try to play our part.
43:14Right.
43:16Well, good.
43:22And I don't look too daft.
43:24Not in the least.
43:26You look very smart.
43:30Right.
43:34Best be off.
43:36Good luck.
43:44I left Helen to put them down.
43:46She said I was getting them too excited.
43:50Must have been thrilling
43:52to take to the air.
43:54There's nothing like it.
43:56What a skill to have.
43:58I trust that things were smooth
44:00for the most part?
44:02Training and such?
44:04Well, for the most part, aye.
44:10Well, we can discuss the finer points
44:12when Helen isn't missing you upstairs.
44:14Thank you for looking after her.
44:16She coped admirably.
44:18And for all you've done for Jimmy too.
44:20Mrs Hall and I spoiled him rotten.
44:22Ruined him entirely, I'm afraid. Sorry about that.
44:25Good night, Siegfried.
44:27Good night.
44:36Sorry.
44:38We're late by Siegfried.
44:48Are you a dream?
44:51No.
44:53Definitely not.
45:06Feels like it though, doesn't it?
45:12Come to bed.
45:20Good night.
45:50Good night.