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SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS - Episode 4 - "All for the Worst"
Originally broadcast 16th September 1973

SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS was a 10 part television mini-series based on Ethel Turner's best selling 1894 novel that aired on ABCTV in 1973 between 26th August to 28th October 1973 winning a Gold Logie for Best New Drama in 1974.

Story synopsis - Klassic 1880s Australian drama concerning a strict army widower taking on a new wife & attempt to control difficult situations caused by seven mischievous children.

Cast - Barbara Llewellyn as Meg Woolcot
Mark Clark as Pip Woolcot
Anna Hruby as Nell Woolcot
Jennifer Cluff as Judy Woolcot
Tania Falla as Baby Woolcot
Mark Shields-Brown as Bunty Woolcot
Christian Robinson as The General
Leonard Teale as Captain John Woolcot
Elizabeth Alexander as Esther Woolcot
Ruth Cracknell as Martha

Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with ETHEL TURNER PRODUCTIONS and the AUSTRALIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION
Television soundtrack composed by Bruce Smeaton
Arranged by Geoff Hales and Bruce Smeaton
Played by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Original story by Ethel Turner & Adapted by Eleanor Witcombe
Executive Producer - Charles Russell
Directed by Ron Way

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Transcript
01:00You
01:10Judy was gone
01:13Those first weeks it seemed something vital something of life and laughter had gone with her
01:20At Miss Rule, we went our separate ways and they all seemed to lead to problems
01:26We all miss her terribly. Why didn't she write what on earth was happening to her up in those mountains?
01:56Oh
02:17Hey, come on up another cart, come on now
02:27How
02:29Long did you say three days walking most of the time it's a girl like you
02:37Yeah, does your mother and father know about this lock? Oh, yes
02:48My secret love with many sighs I dream of your beloved
02:52Exquisite
02:58Adoring
03:02Beloved eyes
03:07Though I must still my silence keep my aching heart each day doth weep
03:16Another man may seek my kiss but
03:23Oh, what can I do?
03:29Thought you must be mooning about up here. You could at least knock
03:33Captain's home early. I want a couple of mutton chops from the butchers
03:37But it can't be it's Friday night is late night didn't you hear him yelling the place down
03:44What a mess I don't know what's come over you lately
03:49Come for dinner
03:51Looks like he'll want it served out in the paddock too
03:57He's stuck out there with his horse
04:01God he can't
04:04Don't you think you better take that cream off?
04:07You won't get rid of that red nose young lady. Not until you stop tight-lacing
04:11How dare you spy spy my foot anyone with half and I would know what you and that McCarthy girl have been doing
04:17It's only a pity the missus isn't as sharp as young Judy. She'd have spotted it in a flash what my advice
04:23No
04:24You give it away love before you squeeze your poor little innards right out of shape permanent
04:30Martha, please mind your own business
04:34You lot are my business
04:39Look I
04:41Remember your sweet little mum bless her
04:43Just before she died
04:45She said you and you and me would have to look after the little ones
04:49It's time you grew up love
04:52Stop this silly gadding about with that McCarthy girl. You got more than she'll ever have
04:57Give the little ones someone to look up to
05:01Someone to come to
05:03It ought to be you don't you think I think you're being very impertinent
05:09All right
05:11Mark my words that McCarthy flippity-jib is going to get you into trouble real trouble
05:16Leave my room
05:18As you say lady mark
05:31What am I gonna do
05:33Don't go hanging about the post office. I want you back in ten minutes
05:38flat
05:46Oh
05:48Meg you did give me a turn Bridget you go past the Courtney's don't you?
05:52Will you deliver a note for me a note?
05:56I've only got ten minutes. You can't get in at the door
06:00Hey Courtney Esquire, just deliver it. Oh
06:05You said you liked it
06:11Well, I won't tell nothing not to anyone I promise
06:16I
06:19Think it's not true. Is it?
06:22Bunty says all opera singers have to be enormously fat. They don't do they say I wouldn't have to be fat to be
06:27Bounty down by the swing make my voice doesn't sound like a squeaky bandicoot. Does it?
06:35Don't be a suck
06:39Bunty
06:46Right
06:48You know those chocolate walnuts I bought yesterday
06:52You take a note to the McCarthy's and I'll give you three I'll do
06:57Four
06:59All right
07:03All right, but you have to hurry
07:05We'll run all the way back
07:09Bunty you wait for a pie from Aldous. I don't want to see anyone go away
07:15Just a note miss the children are waiting for an answer. What children the young Walcott's I think
07:24Sake what's she talking about? He can't meet at eight instead
07:29Oh
07:35Tell them to tell her to forget all about it
07:38No one's meeting anyone at half-past six at eight or any time. I've put them off
07:44Well, give me a pencil. I'll write it
07:54You idea, thank you
07:59I
08:01Don't know
08:25Because he's so jammy looks more like an arrow
08:31I
09:01Don't know
09:06Why don't you knock
09:09Well, did you deliver the note
09:12Are you sure? Of course? I'm sure
09:15Well did all that say anything
09:20But Maggie we did something very very naughty
09:25What do you mean naughty she means she nearly fell in the river and Esther says she isn't allowed to go so near
09:32Oh
09:33All right
09:38Now go away
10:02You don't make the fit so you have a warm-up play what if I did
10:07Very very very bad. All right, then I won't give you any I'll serve you right
10:11But I think please please please don't make me something terrible as anything will happen
10:31Oh
10:57Richard did you deliver the letter? Yes, miss. Of course I did
11:02They're still at dinner just getting to dessert
11:05He's in a real bad mood
11:07Yes
11:08All right
11:19Big
11:22Time to go back about them chocolates those chocolates and you can't have any more
11:28Now go back to the nursery, I can't give you them back cuz I hate him but you can have my catapult
11:36You did deliver the note yes honest well then go away just leave me alone
11:42Did you tell Meg see she wouldn't listen Bunty and now I'm just gonna come down from heaven and burn you all up for telling
11:49Me see fibs. I only said there's no answer
11:53It's probably lots of silly older stuff anyway
11:57Wasn't like telling a fib really was it?
12:04I
12:06Don't know
12:08Really was it
12:22Hold it
12:32Andrew
12:34No, miss Walcott
12:36It's the other a Courtney Esquire what I do
12:40You and it wasn't at home, but I found the assignation to tempting the disregard
12:46Please there's been an awful mistake
12:49Surely my dear miss Walcott. I will do as well as my brother
12:53I mean I can kiss as well as he can if not better and I know a much darker place than this
12:59What was it you said in the note that dear mr.
13:02Courtney will you please change the meeting from 630 to 8 as it will then be much darker and no one will see us I
13:08Didn't mean and please mr. Courtney. Do not try to kiss me or I shall be extremely angry. I meant I know what you meant
13:16When girls say they don't want to be kissed it really means they do doesn't it?
13:23Well here I am
13:28What did you expect
13:33Didn't
13:42Miss Walcott
13:45Please forgive me
13:47Look, I I knew the note wasn't meant for me, but I had to see you. I mean all those weeks on the ferry
13:54Don't really Andrew ought to be kicked and that stupid McCarthy girl trying to make you as silly as they are, please don't go on
14:02I
14:07Don't cry
14:10Look I look I'm sorry, please. I'd rather cut off my right hand than hurt you. I
14:18Didn't want to come
14:21It was only for a walk
14:23But I didn't want to you must believe me
14:27And I wouldn't allow anyone to kiss me truly I wouldn't
14:33I should have known that I
14:36Never seemed to know the right thing to do
15:02You
15:32That will do Eleanor
15:35Perhaps you would see if Meg has returned
15:38I'm really much better at elocution father. Perhaps. I may recite lost in the bush. I think we have had enough Eleanor. Thank you
15:48Yes, very nice
15:51Our Mabel of course takes lessons at the conservatorium. They say that she is naturally talented of course
15:59I'm sorry doctor. My wife is occupied with the baby a slight throat infection nothing to worry about really but
16:05Perhaps if we had notice of your most welcome visit in my profession captain
16:10If you get a free night out of the blue you grab it thought we just
16:13Drop in I'm extremely happy you did
16:17well
16:22Are you interested in horses doctor?
16:25Very I hardly know one end from t'other and they give our Mabel the most shocking hayfever. I see
16:43Meg
16:45Meg
16:47Let me go what happened nothing
16:50I've just felt sad father's been making an awful fuss. He wants you to help him entertain the Gormiston's messes with the general
16:58I'll go
17:05Bunty what happened Meg was crying I told her an awful fib you think she's crying because of that
17:11You're always telling fibs one day. You'll just kill someone
17:15Where on earth have you been I'm sorry father
17:21Good evening doctor. Good evening young lady Margaret. Ah
17:29Thank you Bridget
17:31You will take a glass of wine
17:36Are you all right for the love of Caesar play something
17:45I
18:15I
18:18Give her a
18:31Me
18:38Heaven's above this girl's tight lace. She can scarcely breathe
18:46Oh
18:51Please God, please don't let her die
18:54I'm sorry. I told her a fib
18:57It was only cause of the chocolates
19:00Please don't let her die
19:05Wish I didn't tell fibs
19:07I
19:14Trust so madam might I say that I am violently violently against tight lacing
19:19Of course, really
19:20I didn't know they can't have any eyes in your head mom that sort of pressure have been constant might have done the child a permanent
19:26Injury faint, huh? So when she hasn't taken fits or gone into a decline ages ago. How long has it been going on?
19:32I'm sorry. I have no idea. I'll advise you then in future mom to be a little more observant
19:38Oh, thanks for a delightful evening captain. I'll look in in the morning
19:42There's one thing it makes my blood boil. It's tight lacing. It's on a par with the heathen Chinese
19:47Good night you
19:50We never allow our May book to even mention it good night mrs. Walcott, I do hope the child will soon be better
20:03I
20:05John
20:09What is the matter with this family tell me tell me are they imbeciles idiots suicides
20:16I
20:31Knew it would happen
20:33You knew
20:35Then you should have told me the doctor said she could have killed herself
20:39You didn't tell me I
20:42Can't know everything that's happening
20:46I think it's been the same since he sent off young Judy
20:50We were never so sane in this house is when that young demon was driving us all mad
21:16I
21:38May get safely in bed
21:40Esther
21:41There must be more control around this house. It is one humiliating crisis after another, please John. Don't be too hard on me. I
21:50Can't be older than their mother was
22:11I
22:41I
22:54You awake my dear I thought it was Martha
23:00Aren't you two speaking
23:02I
23:06This morning
23:08Some tea and toast no, thank you Esther come just some tea then
23:13His father's still terribly angry. I heard him shouting. Oh, that's over something much more important
23:19His horse has been hurt not badly, but you know father
23:23Come on, sit up
23:30I'm so sorry about last night
23:33About fainting and everything. Oh, I'm so ashamed. Oh make
23:41Martha says Judy would have noticed at once
23:45Strange isn't it? We missed Judy in many different ways. Don't we she was a sort of link between all of us
23:52Now nobody seems to tell anybody anything
24:02I
24:33Want if you don't tell anyone but please can tell when you tell fibs
24:37They can't and you tell us you told to make me and she got ill and then you hit that ball
24:43I didn't just celebrate a breaker. I'm all I am horrible, but I won't let you ever ever again. I
24:51Hate you like toads
25:02I
25:33Mean
25:39My fault
25:42There's a horse
25:47Shoot at you
25:50Bunty Bunty
26:02I
26:15Haven't you anymore? Golly Judy. What have you been doing? I've run away
26:32You
27:02You

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