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00:00Would you like some more, Kedri?
00:08No, thank you.
00:12Seems a rather interesting letter.
00:15It's from my Aunty Pad.
00:16Oh, the one who runs a B&B?
00:18No. Soon to be a four-star family hotel.
00:22Oh.
00:23And she's invited us to the Grand Gala reopening.
00:27Really?
00:30An evening of champagne and sophistication with the theme of the 1920s.
00:34Oh, it sounds wonderful.
00:36I can't wait to see this place.
00:39Then she goes on to say,
00:40can we help with the painting, decorating and getting the place ship-shape?
00:44Well, she's asking rather a lot.
00:47She has an inspector coming from the Anderson's Hotel Guide.
00:50Oh, sorry, what's that?
00:52An annual survey of the most prestigious hotels in Britain.
00:56She really is pushing the boat out.
00:58Yes?
01:03Oh, no, no, nothing.
01:05Oh.
01:06Oh, gosh.
01:08Right.
01:08Um, well, thank you for the most delicious Kedjari.
01:14Hmm.
01:17Have a good day.
01:18You too.
01:19How do you fancy a trip to the seaside?
01:32Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
02:02So is it still the same as you remember?
02:27It is. Every summer, as a child, I come down here and play with all the local children on the beach.
02:34Did you used to play pirates?
02:36Yes. They were the pirates. I was the customs man who caught them.
02:41Of course. Shame we have so much work to do, though. If only we had an army of helpers.
02:49Surprise!
02:51What the...? How did...?
02:54Well, you said your Auntie Pat needed some help. I thought it would be a nice surprise for you.
03:00Well, it's definitely a surprise.
03:02We're very keen to get to work, Inspector, so you can have more time with your wife.
03:07Oh, this place is amazing. I've seen pictures of the seaside, but I never knew the sand was so warm and so soft.
03:13Brenda, you've never actually been to the seaside before.
03:17Well, my mum died when I was seven. We never got to go on holidays.
03:21Ahoy there, landlubbers!
03:24Oh-ho! Auntie Pat!
03:27Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello!
03:32You must be Isabel.
03:34Oh, how lovely. How lovely to put a face to that melodious voice.
03:39Lovely to meet you.
03:40Oh, Auntie Pat, how are you?
03:42Marvellous, darling. But what's happened to you, your skin and bone?
03:46Aren't you feeding him?
03:47Oh, I do give him three square mils a day.
03:49I'm only teasing.
03:50Mind you, actually, you have to keep your eye on this one around food.
03:54When he was a boy, he used to sneak into the kitchen searching for the chocolate profiteroles.
04:00We used to call him Edgar the Chocolate Heffalump. Don't tell me.
04:06Father Brown and Sergeant Goodfellow and, um, Brenda.
04:11Hi.
04:12It's nice to meet you. We're here to help in any way that we can.
04:15Oh, you know, this is manor. Manor from heaven.
04:18Because there is just so much that has to be done.
04:21I see you've been picking wildflowers.
04:24Yes, well, they make very nice, er, table decorations, right?
04:28Let us get you all checked in.
04:30Follow me!
04:35Come along, you chocolate heffalump.
04:44Raymond?
04:47Raymond?
04:48Raymond!
04:50Raymond!
04:51Yes, dear, that is my name. Thank you for reminding me.
04:55When are you going to hang this picture up?
04:57I am rather busy trying to organise a gala dinner.
05:00If you didn't spend so much time arguing, you might actually be ready by now.
05:03Mrs. Parkinson!
05:06Oh, my word, who is this?
05:09Well, here's Edgar.
05:11The only member of my family I've never been tempted to strangle.
05:16May I introduce Raymond and Cynthia, my deputy managers,
05:19who have worked here for 30 years.
05:21In fact, they met and married here, aren't you?
05:24Oh, isn't that nice?
05:28Yes, so, erm, I think we have a double room with the sea view.
05:32Oh, yes, I'll sort that.
05:34So, tonight, we are having a rehearsal of the 1920s-themed dinner.
05:39We are testing a few of the recipes we're serving tomorrow,
05:42but there's so much work to do, so many jobs, window cleaning, gardening.
05:47I could help with that.
05:49And I'm a dab hand with a chamois leather.
05:51Oh.
05:53Well, come along, yes.
05:55Oh, Raymond?
05:57What is all this mess?
05:59Mr. Crabtree, he won't do any more work until he's been fully paid.
06:03Fine.
06:04Well, we'll just put wallpapering on the list of things to do.
06:08Ahem.
06:09Yes, put those flowers in water before they wilt.
06:11Yes, Mrs. Parley.
06:13And for you.
06:19She's such a character, Aunty Pat.
06:22No-one would argue with that.
06:24Although, did she seem a bit peaky?
06:27Peaky? What do you mean?
06:28I wish she was leaning on reception. Just a bit fragile.
06:33Aunty Pat's as fragile as a Sherman tank.
06:36If you say so.
06:38And I am sorry if my surprise turned out to be more of a shock.
06:43Yes.
06:45What's supposed to be our honeymoon, not a parish outing?
06:48I know, but we will spend more time together.
06:51Once we've got through all our jobs.
06:58Do you think I should wear these earrings tonight?
07:00Yes.
07:01You didn't even look at them.
07:02Because I'm busy organising tonight's dinner, tomorrow night's garment, and we've got an inspector coming.
07:08Well, well, well.
07:10This place hasn't changed a bit.
07:13It's practically a museum.
07:16Max Fisher.
07:18Raymond.
07:20Cynthia.
07:22How are you?
07:23We're fine.
07:25We're good, actually.
07:26Mrs Parkinson has made us deputy manager.
07:30Oh.
07:31Well.
07:32That's something, I suppose.
07:34Now, can you book me into the grand suite for three days?
07:38Sorry, Max.
07:39We're not open until next week.
07:41We've just got friends and family staying.
07:44I worked here for seven years.
07:46I think that makes me family.
07:48Well, Father, there was some very enthusiastic pruning.
07:51Sharp shears.
07:53I'm sure that the hydrangeas will grow back again.
07:57What are you doing here?
07:59I'm just checking into your most expensive room.
08:04Oh, Edgar. Don't you look smart. Yes, do come and sit down.
08:18Now, then.
08:20Aunty Pat.
08:22Mm?
08:23Are you all right?
08:25Yes.
08:27Yes, I'm always all right.
08:29It's the rest of the world that's all wrong.
08:32I thought as much.
08:33Glad to hear it.
08:35Shall I show the guests in, Mrs Parkinson?
08:38Oh, yes, yes. Come one, come all.
08:41Oh.
08:45Straight slow, straight slow.
08:47Where would you like me to sit?
08:49Just on the other side of Edgar.
08:50And then we can fight over him.
08:53Please, everybody else, just sit wherever you like.
08:56That is an awful lot of cutlery, which is normally a good sign.
09:00Well, we are serving a three-course dinner, followed by petit fours and lots of profiteroles.
09:08Ooh!
09:09Good news for you, Mr Effelope.
09:11Thank you, Miss Palmer.
09:13Father Brown?
09:15Champagne?
09:17Well, that is a very easy question to answer.
09:20Yes, please.
09:23Oh!
09:24Quickly!
09:25Yes, yes.
09:26Quickly!
09:27Get out of practice, Raymond.
09:30Max.
09:32I had a feeling that you might join us.
09:35Please, make yourself comfortable.
09:38Over there.
09:46Would you like me to serve?
09:47Yes.
09:48Of course.
09:50No, no, no, dear.
09:52Silver service.
09:53At the table.
09:58Madame et Monsieur.
10:00The Palace Hotel has stood on this site for an eye on 70 years, constantly battled by the cruel sea.
10:09But the sea yields up treasure, and you will taste that treasure in our brulee bays. Bon appetit.
10:19Please do start.
10:20I can't bear cold food.
10:21Right.
10:22All right.
10:32It's, um...
10:34How is it for you, Father?
10:36It tastes very much of the sea.
10:40It's extremely salty.
10:43What?
10:44But I...
10:45I can't think why it would be.
10:46I was terribly careful with the seasoning.
10:54None for me, thank you.
10:56This is all you're doing, isn't it?
11:02That's a very serious accusation.
11:04Would you care to repeat it?
11:06Oh, actually, I...
11:08I might have put too much salt in.
11:10Ah, yes.
11:11Too many cooks.
11:12Well, let's hope you get things sorted.
11:15Before the inspector gets here.
11:18How do you know about that?
11:20Oh, when you move in the circles I move in, you hear things, and, er...
11:24Yes, Mr. Wendell.
11:27Remember your old work colleague, Max Bishop?
11:30He's been seen.
11:31Wandering round town.
11:33Yes.
11:34I know.
11:36Just remember.
11:37I got rid of you once before.
11:40And I can get rid of you again.
11:46Mrs. Parkinson.
11:48Nice to see you.
11:50Sergeant Oldham.
11:52How are Julia and the little ones?
11:55Not so little now, I imagine.
11:57We're all very well, thank you.
11:59Good.
12:01Well, I've had quite enough fun for one evening.
12:05And I'll see you all tomorrow.
12:07Good luck.
12:09You're going to need it.
12:16Auntie Pat.
12:18I should never have risen to the bait.
12:21I'm, er, going to leave you now in the capable hands of Cynthia and Raymond.
12:27Good night.
12:28I do hope Auntie Pat's all right.
12:29That man really seemed to upset her.
12:30Well, she's a tough old thing.
12:31She certainly gives as good as she gets.
12:32She does.
12:33What's that?
12:34What's that?
12:35It's a bucket.
12:36Yeah.
12:37Underneath it.
12:38What's that?
12:39It's a bucket.
12:40Yeah.
12:41Underneath it.
12:43It's a bucket.
12:44Yeah.
12:45Underneath it.
12:47It's a bucket.
12:49Bye-bye!
12:50Here, the team.
12:51That man really seemed to upset her.
12:53Well, she's a tough old thing.
12:55She certainly gives as good as she gets.
12:57She does.
12:58It's a bucket.
13:00Yeah, underneath it.
13:03Thank you, Father.
13:33A terrible way for a man to meet his maker.
13:37Indeed.
13:38I suspect he was hit over the head, the blunt object,
13:41before being buried as the tide came in.
13:44That is my hypothesis.
13:46What about that dark stain on his forehead?
13:49Any idea what that is?
13:51Inspector, I'm sure you do a marvellous job in your leafy little village,
13:55but you leave things to us, eh, and enjoy your holiday.
14:03Any idea who killed him?
14:11Technically, that would be the sea,
14:14which also did a very good job of washing away most of the evidence.
14:19Hello?
14:29What's going on?
14:31I'm afraid one of your guests has been murdered, Mrs Wendell.
14:34No, Mr Bishop.
14:37Max!
14:40Sergeant Oldham?
14:42Yes, Father.
14:43There's a champagne bottle in this bin.
14:46And?
14:47It's unopened.
14:48It's bloodstained.
14:50And it comes from the Palace Hotel.
14:55Ladies and gentlemen,
14:56thank you for your cooperation thus far.
14:59We believe the murder took place between eight o'clock,
15:02when Mr Bishop was dining here,
15:04and midnight, when the tide was high.
15:07I need to know all of your movements after eight.
15:10Well, I was serving dinner to these good people here,
15:15and then, at about nine o'clock,
15:17I locked up and went briefly outside to inspect the grounds.
15:20Can anyone corroborate your version of events?
15:23Yes.
15:24I can.
15:25I was with him the whole time.
15:27Every single second?
15:29Mostly.
15:30We worked together.
15:31We went outside together.
15:33Then we went to bed just after ten.
15:35Ten.
15:36Mrs Parkinson!
15:37What?
15:38Yes?
15:40Where did you go after you stormed out of the restaurant?
15:43Stormed?
15:44I went upstairs to make a list of all the jobs that needed doing
15:49before today's inspection.
15:51So now, can we please get a move on, aren't you, Pat?
15:55Well, it doesn't look good if you lose your temper.
15:58Oh.
15:59Right.
16:00Mr Parkinson!
16:01I'm arresting you for the murder of Max Bishop.
16:04On what grounds?
16:05There were two sets of fingerprints on the murder weapon.
16:08The bottle of champagne,
16:09Mr Bishop himself,
16:10and Mrs Parkinson's.
16:12Well, yes, it was my champagne,
16:14but because it came from my cellar.
16:17You're not obliged to say anything,
16:19but anything you say may be given in evidence.
16:21This way, please.
16:22No.
16:23This is ridiculous.
16:24I don't think they'd be happy with a relative barging into the station.
16:27Although they might allow a visage from a priest.
16:30Tell me about Mr Bishop.
16:35Well, 30 years ago, I sacked him.
16:38He worked at the hotel as a bellboy,
16:41and I found he was stealing from the guest's room.
16:45You know, in the hotel industry.
16:47That's a mortal sin.
16:49So, a man who bears a grudge on you walks in when the hotel is in trouble.
16:59Things aren't going very well, are they?
17:02No.
17:04No, we are.
17:07We are at rock bottom.
17:10I've taken out loan after loan.
17:14And if things don't improve,
17:16then the bank will take the hotel.
17:18And that's why you invited Anderson's Guide to inspect?
17:22Er, well, yes.
17:23One last roll of the dice.
17:26Was anyone else upset at Mr Bishop's reappearance?
17:33Well, I didn't think Raymond was too delighted.
17:37Of course, back in the day, they were great friends.
17:40Cynthia Raymond and Max.
17:42Um, I did...
17:43I did used to think that Max got in the way a bit.
17:47Were Mr and Mrs Wendell married at that point?
17:51No.
17:52It was only after Max left that Raymond popped the question.
17:57In fact, I wonder if Max didn't come back
18:02not to humiliate me, but to seduce Cynthia.
18:07Why do you say that?
18:09Well, yesterday, when I was preparing the buoy bass,
18:13I could hear Max and Raymond arguing.
18:21Oh, Father, you've been a while. How is she?
18:25Your aunt is bearing up.
18:27Of course she is. She's as strong as not.
18:30She's very keen that we make this evening a success.
18:33I think it's more importantly solve the murder.
18:36Well, perhaps by doing one, it will help us do the other.
18:40Right, Mrs Parkinson's left her to do list. Would you like me to type it up?
18:51No, Raymond. We actually have to do something.
18:53What time is Mavis getting here?
18:55Mavis left a note. She's resigned.
18:57Oh, no.
18:58Right, I've managed to sort those wonky tables out and we swept all the floors.
19:01Is there anything else we can do to help?
19:03No. We're beyond help.
19:05The best thing now would be to board up all the doors and hang a condemned sign outside.
19:11Hello. How are we getting on?
19:13We're about to give up completely.
19:15What?
19:16Cancelling this evening and telling Andersons we're not ready.
19:19You do realise my aunt has given 50 years of her life to this place?
19:22Yes, but she's not here.
19:24And it was always her hand on the tiller that steered us through the rocks.
19:29Mrs Parkinson's been your employer for 30 years.
19:33I'm sure she hoped that if she had to step back, you would step forward.
19:38We also have a financial difficulty.
19:40She's left a long ingredients list and no actual money.
19:44Fine. I'll go down to the market.
19:47I'll come with you.
19:48And I can service some rooms. I've worked in hotels before.
19:52I can do some cooking.
19:54Can I be your sous chef?
19:55Of course.
19:56I shall polish the silver.
19:58I will assist.
20:01Am I right in saying you have worked here since the 1920s?
20:05Mm-hmm.
20:06You and Cynthia and Max.
20:10Sorry. Allow me.
20:16So what did you think when Max Bishop turned up again?
20:20Mrs Parkinson seems to think he once had designs on your wife.
20:26No, of course not.
20:28No?
20:29No.
20:30We were pals.
20:32Back then, the three of us, we were the...
20:34Well, they were the happiest times of my life.
20:36Yes, Max was sacked for stealing, but not for stealing...
20:39Not for stealing my girlfriend.
20:43You overheard yesterday having an argument with Mr Bishop.
20:47Hmm.
20:48You said, and I quote,
20:50Leave her alone, please.
20:52Just leave her alone.
20:54Yes, I did, but I was not talking about Cynthia.
20:57No?
21:00When Max arrived, he said some rather nasty things about Mrs Parkinson,
21:04so I let him settle into his room,
21:06and when he came downstairs, I told him to stop.
21:08Leave her alone.
21:09What did he say to that?
21:11He told me to face the facts.
21:13The palace hotel is doomed, and he's the only one who could save it.
21:18What do you think he meant?
21:20I don't know.
21:21I told him I didn't want to hear it,
21:23and if you'll excuse me, I need to go and find some fish forks.
21:26Thank you, Miss Palmer, most helpful.
21:33Whoa.
21:34Who could afford a room like this?
21:36That is what we are here to find out.
21:41Mr Bishop claimed he came here to save the palace,
21:45and I'm keen to find out how.
21:50What's this?
21:56Oh.
22:00Plans for the hotel.
22:02Divided into eight flats.
22:04So that's his game.
22:06He's a property developer.
22:10Look.
22:14Meet me at Brandreth Bay, nine o'clock.
22:18That's the beach where they found him.
22:21Was he killed by the person to whom he sent this note?
22:25I should probably make the bed.
22:27The inspector will come in here.
22:29Good idea.
22:36What's this?
22:42Ah, yes.
22:44I know whose ear that belongs to.
22:50Right, here we are.
22:52Enough fish to start your own aquarium.
22:53Oh, Edgar, you've saved the day.
22:56You always do.
22:58Right, well, can I suggest I'll read out the recipe and allocate jobs as I go?
23:02No, Raymond. No.
23:04Just no, Raymond.
23:06Would you like to help me with the windows?
23:10Yes. Yes, of course. Yes.
23:15Are you all right, Mrs. Wendell?
23:19Yes.
23:21Just a little bit stressed.
23:23We've got this rather complicated bourbets to make, which means that we have fish to fill it,
23:3022 herbs and spices, and we haven't even started the stock yet.
23:32It does seem a Herculean effort.
23:35Yes, but if we want to get into the Anderson's Guide...
23:39You like to try making things people like to eat?
23:43Oh.
23:45Oh, yes, you're right.
23:47We could change the menu.
23:51Oh, fish pie.
23:53Everyone loves fish pie.
23:55Mrs. Wendell, may I have a word?
23:59Yes.
24:00I'm sorry, Father, but I'm really very busy.
24:09Yes, I can see.
24:12Must put an awful strain on your marriage.
24:15Marriage?
24:17What's that?
24:19They used to be married once.
24:21I mean, I do love Raymond.
24:24It's just we're married to the hotel.
24:26I noticed you have separate rooms.
24:28Well, yes.
24:32Separate lives, actually.
24:34Was it ever a happy marriage?
24:37We were happy.
24:39Before we were married.
24:41When it was just the three of us.
24:44Me, Raymond and Max.
24:47Ah, yes.
24:49Mr. Bishop.
24:51Did you notice yesterday he was last into dinner?
24:56Because I believe he was in the kitchen over salting the bouillabaisse?
25:05I think so.
25:08But you took responsibility for his sabotage.
25:12It seems strange.
25:13Unless you felt in some way responsible.
25:17I read the papers, you see.
25:23And I knew Max had done very well for himself.
25:27So I wrote and told him we were in trouble.
25:31And was there any chance of alone?
25:32But it soon became clear he was not here to help.
25:38He'd just come to humiliate us.
25:40What did you do to stop him?
25:43Nothing.
25:45I just tried to avoid him.
25:46And yet...
25:49I found this.
25:53By his bed.
26:01All right.
26:02When Raymond went round to speak with him, I sneaked into his room to look round.
26:12I imagine you saw his plans to turn the hotel into flats.
26:18I did.
26:20And I was just staring at them, horrified.
26:23And Max came in and grabbed me.
26:26So that must be when I lost the earring.
26:28I see.
26:30He said this place had destroyed him.
26:33And now he's going to destroy it.
26:35Do you know he used to steal from people's rooms?
26:39Only small amounts.
26:41So no one knew.
26:43But Mrs Parkinson found out and she called the police.
26:48I don't suppose you remember the name of the arresting officer?
26:52What can I say? He was a wrongman.
26:55But I made sure he suffered the full force of the law.
27:01Ah.
27:03Except...
27:05I've spoken to Scotland Yard.
27:07Max Bishop has no criminal record whatsoever.
27:10So...
27:12You let him go, but told everyone you'd charged him.
27:16A long time ago. I don't exactly recall.
27:19Mr Bishop remembered you vividly.
27:23He asked after your wife and children.
27:26I imagine 30 years ago,
27:29you had a young family
27:32and not much money.
27:38Perhaps we should talk to his senior officer, father.
27:41All right.
27:43He did offer me a certain sum.
27:45But believe me,
27:47it was hard getting by in £5 a week.
27:50You took a bribe from a criminal suspect.
27:53Max said he'd leave town
27:55and never darken our doors again.
27:57I really don't see what the harm was.
27:59Sergeant Oldham.
28:01Many people would say that punishment
28:03can be a valuable life lesson.
28:06A lesson you failed to teach Max Bishop.
28:10Now...
28:12I think you've had more than enough time to question my aunt.
28:17Well...
28:19That was the worst holiday I've ever had.
28:23Auntie Pat, we need to have a talk.
28:26No, I need to get back to the hotel.
28:28Raymond and Cynthia, they can't make a decision without me.
28:31I'll leave you two to talk.
28:36Why didn't you tell me that the hotel was in difficulty?
28:40It isn't.
28:42The palace is a luxury ocean liner.
28:45It just so happens that it's floating in a sea of mediocrity.
28:49Yes, and its suppliers have told me
28:51they think it could be about to sink.
28:53Yes, well, things are a bit grim,
28:55but I believe that we're just about to turn a corner.
29:00And I realise that I have been saying that for several years.
29:04Yes.
29:06Yes, and you've been working yourself 18 hours a day.
29:08Now, do you think that can be good for you?
29:10If I didn't work, I wouldn't know what to do.
29:14You know how hard it is to abandon a place
29:17that you've loved and cherished for your whole life of 50 years?
29:21Besides, it means a lot to you.
29:23What do you mean?
29:25You know what I mean.
29:27Whenever your parents used to have a bit of difficulties,
29:32then they got me to look after you.
29:35At the palace.
29:37It was home away from home.
29:39Aunty Pat, it's not the palace I care about.
29:42It's just a pile of bricks and mortar
29:45and some very comfortable bedding.
29:48The woman who runs it, I love her.
29:51I love her.
29:53I'd rather worry that she's not looking after herself properly.
29:59Well, she's rather fond of you.
30:05Edgar.
30:07I have no choice.
30:09I just have to keep going.
30:11So will you kindly take me back to the luxury liner
30:13before the management managed to sink it?
30:25There you go. What do you think?
30:27Oh, it's magnificent.
30:29Have you thought about a career in interior design?
30:32Oh, not really. Thank you, though.
30:35If I spend one more moment in that kitchen, I think I'm going to melt.
30:39Agreed.
30:40Oh.
30:41Oh.
30:43Oh, this is extraordinary.
30:46Oh.
30:48It feels like we've gone back in time.
30:51To the glory days.
30:54Oh.
30:55Managed to get rid of all the mould.
30:57And the mess.
30:59And our most annoying guest has kicked the bucket.
31:01But don't mention any of that to the man from Anderson's.
31:05Ahem.
31:08Hello.
31:10And you are?
31:11Timothy Moon.
31:13The man from Anderson's.
31:15Mr Moon.
31:17Mr Moon, please.
31:19Please forgive my wife's peculiar sense of humour.
31:23Well, I can forgive most things.
31:25But what I do not appreciate is being made to wait at the station.
31:29Where was Mrs Parkinson, who's been badgering me for the past six months?
31:33Mrs Parkinson? Um, Mrs Parkinson?
31:35Not well. Very, very not well.
31:37Her glands have swollen up like...
31:39Watermelons.
31:41Yes, there's quite enough about my glands.
31:43Hello, I'm Patricia Parkinson.
31:45Timothy Moon.
31:47Mr Moon, you would not believe the day that I've had.
31:50Are you ready for the grand tour?
31:52I must get my clipboard.
31:55Well, you've certainly made some unexpected choices.
31:59Yes, it's better than I expected.
32:05It is splendid.
32:22It's horrible.
32:24Oh, well, we must leave some to the inspector, but...
32:28Yeah.
32:36Raymond!
32:37What is it, dear?
32:39Why haven't you hung up that picture?
32:42Because I'm in the middle of trying to stay...
32:44All right, I'll do it.
32:46I'll do it.
32:47Uh, bringing us back to the dining room, which tonight is the gateway for the Roaring Twenties.
32:58Um, would Sir care for a canapé?
33:01If I must.
33:02If I must.
33:06Champagne?
33:08Well, I wouldn't like to impair my critical faculties, but, um, just to be polite.
33:14Mm-hm.
33:15Mm-hm.
33:16Mm-hm.
33:18Income.
33:19Yes?
33:20This is not the lump fish roe.
33:22This is actual caviar.
33:24Indeed.
33:25Most palatable.
33:26I must say, it does go down nicely.
33:28Oh, please.
33:29Do have another one.
33:31Mm-hm.
33:33Um...
33:35Ladies and gentlemen, welcome, one and all, to the palace.
33:47This hotel has been standing here for 70 years.
33:52Buffeted, of course, by waves and wind, but able to survive.
33:58The ravages of time.
34:00Mr. Wendell.
34:01Mm-hm.
34:03People ask...
34:04Could you spare five minutes?
34:05Anyone would build a hotel.
34:06Yes.
34:07Right by the sea.
34:08But, of course, people like us like to live on the edge where the land is at sea.
34:13I was intrigued by the photograph of you both outside the hotel in 1953.
34:22Your hair was much greyer then.
34:25Would I be right in thinking that you use hair dye?
34:34That is a very personal question, Father.
34:37Well, yes.
34:38Yes.
34:39But when they found Mr. Bishop's body, there was a dark stain on his temple.
34:48Could that stain have been from hair dye?
34:51From the person who buried him.
34:59He sent you a note, didn't he?
35:01Meet me at Brandreth Bay at nine o'clock.
35:04Why would you go?
35:05What do you think you're doing?
35:07We don't need you to save the hotel.
35:10We're perfectly happy as we are.
35:12Raymond, I'm sorry if I've upset everyone.
35:17I was angry at the way Mrs. Parkinson treated me.
35:22Were you perhaps hoping to turn back the clock?
35:25What do you mean by that?
35:27At first I thought Mr. Bishop was having an affair with your wife.
35:34But no.
35:36I suspect not with her.
35:40I don't know what you're implying.
35:42Your wife confirmed that you have separate bedrooms.
35:49Separate lives.
35:53And the champagne would suggest some sort of celebration.
35:58Do you remember our midnight picnics on the beach?
36:03Yes.
36:05Lying in the sand, yes.
36:10How could I forget?
36:13You will help me, won't you Raymond?
36:18Of course.
36:19I knew you wouldn't let me down.
36:21You never did.
36:22Max.
36:25I would do anything for you.
36:31Do you really think I would give a second look at a worn out old worm like you?
36:38Then what?
36:39Do you need to help me destroy this place?
36:40Or I will tell the whole world what you really are.
36:44Including your sad, neglected, lonely little wife.
36:49Mr. Bishop sought to use his power over you.
36:59But things spiralled out of control, didn't they?
37:02And now you had a new problem.
37:12His body.
37:14Luckily some children have been digging a hole in the sand.
37:17Which was almost the right size.
37:18I did not mean to kill him.
37:19I would be the last person to condemn anyone for falling in love.
37:20But in order to spare people's feelings, you have been living your life in the shadows.
37:35Living a lie.
37:36Living a lie.
37:37Which has not brought happiness to you or your wife.
37:38What am I meant to do then?
37:39How do I get out of this mess?
37:40There is one course of action.
37:41Which will, in time.
37:42How do I get out of this mess?
37:43There is one course of action.
37:44Which will, in time, bring you peace.
37:46You must not despair people's feelings.
37:47You have been living your life in the shadows.
37:50Living a lie.
37:51Which has not brought happiness to you or your wife.
37:56What am I meant to do then?
38:01How do I get out of this mess?
38:06There is one course of action.
38:09Which will, in time, bring you peace.
38:12You must confess.
38:15Ask for God's forgiveness.
38:18And take the consequences of your actions.
38:31Mr. Moon, you really must try our famous bouillabaisse.
38:36Is it really necessary?
38:38Well, it's seasoned with 22 different herbs and spices.
38:42Is it indeed?
38:43Cynthia.
38:44The bouillabaisse.
38:45Actually, Mrs. Parkinson, we decided not to make bouillabaisse.
38:50What?
38:51We thought, rather than follow a hundred-year-old recipe, that we would go to the market and see what was in season.
38:58And what little delicacies did you find there?
39:01Oh.
39:02Scallops so fresh they fell out of their shells.
39:06Silver mackerel, pink lobster.
39:09Ah.
39:10So we made a fish pie.
39:11Here you go.
39:12Bon appetit.
39:13Well, it does sound intriguing.
39:16But, the proof of the pudding.
39:28Mrs. Parkinson, from your description,
39:54I expected this to be a dusty, fusty, old-fashioned establishment.
39:58But you've done wonders with this place.
40:02Décor that lets the light in and the finest fish pie I've ever tasted.
40:07Ah, well, yes, it's not one of my usual recipes.
40:11This place is the future of British hospitality.
40:14Welcome to Anderson's Hotel Guide.
40:17Oh, wonderful, wonderful.
40:20Congratulations.
40:22But we've got into the guide.
40:24Everything we've worked for all these years.
40:26That's wonderful, darling.
40:28But it's all down to you.
40:29It's always been you.
40:31And I'm sorry I've been a bad husband.
40:34What do you mean?
40:36Sergeant Oldham, may...
40:39Yes, Mr. Wendell.
40:45There's something I need to confess.
40:52Right, then.
40:54Ready for the off.
40:57I think so.
40:59Have you enjoyed your trip to the seaside?
41:02I spent most of it with a feather duster in my hand.
41:04But I do love this place.
41:07Thank you for everything.
41:09You must come and visit us in Kembleford.
41:12I mean, I know you're busy with the hotel.
41:16Ah, yes.
41:17Well, that's rather likely to change.
41:20Oh, yes?
41:21Yes.
41:22Well, Mr. Moon has written us such a glowing review that I'm quite confident that the palace will survive.
41:30Of course it will.
41:31So, therefore, I've decided to step down and give the baton to Cynthia, who I think you'll agree was more than capable.
41:42Well, she learned from the best.
41:45Right.
41:46Ready to depart, Mrs. Sullivan?
41:48Oh, can't we just have one last trip to the beach?
42:03Look at that duck over there.
42:07Yes!
42:08No!
42:12Do you know, I just have to say that when I first suggested this trip, it was meant to be just Isabelle and I.
42:37A mini honeymoon, getting away from it all.
42:39I know.
42:40I always seem to put my foot in it, but...
42:42But, but, I do know that when I married Isabelle, I not only married her talents, her passions, but also her friends.
42:54Aww.
42:55And that makes me the luckiest man in the world.
43:00Oh!
43:01And Aunty Pad.
43:02Yeah?
43:03I promise we will be back, just the two of us.
43:08But for now...
43:09Yes?
43:10Could you take a photograph of us all?
43:11Yes.
43:12And I know just the place.
43:13Everybody, say cheers.
43:15Cheers!
43:16Cheers!
43:17Cheers!
43:18Cheers!
43:19and I know just the place.
43:26Everybody, say...
43:30Cheers!
43:31Cheers!
43:49Cheers!
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