- 17 minutes ago
First broadcast 10th March 1981.
Albert comes to the rescue when the twins are woken by their grandad.
Richard O'Sullivan - Robin
Tessa Wyatt - Vicky
Tony Britton - James Nicholls
David Kelly - Albert
Steve Emerson - Taxi Driver
Albert comes to the rescue when the twins are woken by their grandad.
Richard O'Sullivan - Robin
Tessa Wyatt - Vicky
Tony Britton - James Nicholls
David Kelly - Albert
Steve Emerson - Taxi Driver
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00:26I'll see you next time.
00:33One, two, three, four, one, two, oh Mr. Tripp, Mrs. Tripp says, please, please, please, you mustn't disturb me when
00:53I'm doing this, it takes all my concentration.
00:55Oh, sorry.
01:00Right, now then.
01:03Good morning.
01:03Mr. Tripp is concentrating, it's very tricky.
01:06Oh, I'm sorry.
01:08Oh, twins expecting company.
01:12No, actually, this is that grub for the next 24 hours.
01:14I like to get them all prepared ahead.
01:16I wish you were that organized in the restaurant.
01:18Oh, yes, well, French cuisine does take a little bit more time, but if you'd like a change of menu,
01:23why not?
01:23What a potage de Cairngate might go down quite well, and we can fill it with, perhaps, oster milk Ã
01:30la maison.
01:31Shall we go kick off with a little rosehip cocktail, eh?
01:34From the wine cellars of Robin's Nest, Del Roser, probably the finest rosehip syrup in the world.
01:43If you're changing the menu, Mr. Tripp, you won't be needing the leeks.
01:47No, I was only joking, it was a little joke.
01:50Oh.
01:51Listen, Vickie's upstairs.
01:53Do you want to go on up?
01:54No, not for a minute.
01:55Matter of fact, I brought something for you both.
01:57I just happened to be in the baby department at Harrods, and I couldn't resist it.
02:00Oh, you just happened to be in the baby department?
02:02Well, I must admit that now I've got grandchildren, a whole new world has opened up for me in Harrods.
02:09I didn't even know they had a baby department.
02:12What do you think of that?
02:14Well, it's lovely.
02:15What is it?
02:16It's a little radio.
02:18Radio, that's very thoughtful of you, Mr. Nichols.
02:21I get a bit bored down here with just Mr. Tripp to talk to.
02:26Really, Albert, I find your conversation most stimulating.
02:28Ah, that's because I'm Irish.
02:32No, no, no, Riddle.
02:34It's not a radio, it's a baby alarm.
02:37Oh.
02:38Oh, that's a good idea, so that you can wake them up when they oversleep.
02:42Oh, yes, they're always oversleeping, Albert.
02:44You know, it's a constant worry, fat chance.
02:45Now, you see, Albert, you place this one beside the baby's cots, and then if they start to cry, you
02:52can hear them on this one when you're working in the kitchen.
02:55Oh.
02:56Working in the kitchen.
02:58Do you remember that quaint custom, Albert?
03:00We don't seem to have seen a lot of it at the moment.
03:02Oh, I can take a hint.
03:05Oh, before I forget, Mrs. Tripp says, could you pop up and give her a hand?
03:10She's trying to get the babies to sleep.
03:12Why didn't you tell me before?
03:13I forgot.
03:15Oh, you see, now, with this baby alarm, you'll be working in here and still be able to talk to
03:18Victoria in the bedroom.
03:20Oh, good heavens.
03:21Who knows where these things might lead to me?
03:24Oh, don't they look sweet lying there asleep?
03:31Yes, but they can be little so-and-sos.
03:34Do you know it's taken me nearly an hour to get them off to sleep?
03:37As soon as one stopped crying, the other started.
03:40Ah, well, it could have been worse, Mrs. Tripp.
03:42They could both have been crying at the same time.
03:45Ricky?
03:46Shh, Robin, please.
03:47I've just got them off to sleep.
03:48Well done.
03:48Ah, look at them, Mr. Tripp.
03:51Don't they look lovely?
03:52Look at the little boy.
03:54He looks just like Mr. Nichols.
03:58Yes, but he does smile sometimes.
04:01Let's go before we wake them up.
04:04What's that?
04:05A surprise from your dad.
04:08Testing, testing, testing.
04:09One, two, three.
04:11Good morning, Victoria.
04:12Do you read me?
04:13Over.
04:15I say again, do you read me?
04:17Over.
04:18Loud and bloody clear.
04:22I'm sorry, Victoria.
04:23I didn't quite hear that.
04:25Say again, over.
04:27She says you've woken the babies, you burk.
04:30Do you read me?
04:31Over.
04:33It's just as much your fault.
04:34My fault?
04:35Listen, this is a present from your dad.
04:36He told me to bring it up here.
04:38There's a time and place for everything.
04:40Well, this is the place.
04:40He told me you put it there in front of the baby.
04:42Then you can hear when they start crying.
04:44Yeah, you're dead right.
04:45How dare you call me a burk?
04:47Well, you are a burk.
04:48You're burk.
04:49You've woken up at the baby.
04:52You've woken up at the baby.
04:53Well, I didn't know.
04:54One has to find out how these things work.
04:56We will stop, Harper.
04:58Why are you shouting?
04:59Because we can't hear ourselves speak because the babies are crying.
05:17They're still fast asleep.
05:19Well, of course they are, darling.
05:20Otherwise, we'd have heard them on the baby alarm.
05:23Oh, Dad, I'm sorry.
05:24I was so horrible to you.
05:25It's just they've been driving me mad this morning.
05:28I know, darling.
05:29They drive me mad, too, sometimes.
05:30The twins?
05:31Oh, I thought you meant these two.
05:33Oh, very funny.
05:34Very funny.
05:35Testing, testing, testing.
05:36One, two, three.
05:37And you'll read me.
05:38Oh, and say again.
05:39And you'll read me.
05:40Here you are.
05:42Don't take any notice of them, Dad.
05:43It's a very useful present.
05:45Isn't it, Robin?
05:45Yes, we can never rely on our own little alarm clock,
05:48so we'll just get your father around every morning
05:50and he can blast us out of bed.
05:51Now, there's gratitude for you.
05:54You haven't apologized to me yet.
05:55What for?
05:56For calling me a burk.
05:57Robin.
06:00I'm very sorry I called you a burk.
06:03Yes.
06:04What about my voice being like a foghorn?
06:08I'm very sorry about that, too.
06:11Must be awful for you.
06:14Oh, don't take any notice of him, Dad.
06:16He doesn't mean it.
06:17Come on, let's all be friends.
06:19That's right.
06:20When you've got friends and friends...
06:24All right, well, thank you very much.
06:25We don't need any more of that.
06:26Don't knock it, Dad.
06:27That's the voice that gave us peace and quiet.
06:30Thank you, Mrs. Tripp.
06:31Any time.
06:32Oh, nonsense.
06:33It was a fluke.
06:34Sheer coincidence.
06:35Oh, well, who cares?
06:36Another cup of time?
06:37Oh, no, thank you, darling.
06:38No, I'd better be off.
06:39I want to drop into mother care on my way home.
06:41Well, Dad, you really must stop buying us things.
06:44Oh, I'm not buying them for you, darling.
06:46I'm buying them for my grandchildren.
06:47And incidentally, when are you going to choose names for them?
06:50I can't go on calling them him and her
06:52as soon as Vicky and I agree with ourselves.
06:55Well, I do have this before.
06:56You may be flirting, eh?
07:00Oh, no, they shouldn't be awake yet.
07:03There you are, you see.
07:04How useful it is.
07:05Super.
07:06Oh, I've got to pop up and see them.
07:07Bye, Dad.
07:08My darling.
07:08No, no, you save your legs, Mrs. Tripp.
07:13Now then, what are you two doing awake?
07:17Your mummy says you should still be asleep,
07:20so how about it, huh?
07:23All right, then, if that's the way you want it.
07:48I don't believe it.
07:52I think he bores them to sleep.
07:57God.
07:58Enough like they're grub, don't they, eh?
08:01Don't you?
08:02Yes, but not at two o'clock in the morning.
08:04Listen, Vicky, when are they going to sort of start sleeping right through the night?
08:07Oh, well, they're not doing too badly.
08:09They've already dropped the ten o'clock feed.
08:11Hmm.
08:12Come on.
08:12Hey, listen, you two.
08:14Listen, how about having a spot of supper about ten o'clock
08:17and then missing out on the midnight feast?
08:19Hmm?
08:20Robin.
08:21Hmm?
08:21Come on, let's get some sleep while we can.
08:23All right.
08:26Oh, God!
08:28Oh, God!
08:31Great babies!
08:32Thank you very much.
08:36Bye-bye.
08:37See you in the morning.
08:39If not before.
08:41Good night.
08:50What the hell's that?
08:57Oi!
08:58Oi!
08:59What's going on?
09:00First water mate.
09:03There's a first water mate.
09:04I heard.
09:05Will you be drilling long?
09:08Well, a week.
09:09A week?
09:10Put me a knife off.
09:14They're going to be drilling from...
09:16That's my home!
09:17Oh.
09:18Oh.
09:19Oh.
09:19Oh.
09:29Albert.
09:31Albert, do you have to whistle?
09:33No.
09:33No.
09:33No, I can sing if you like.
09:35Oh, officially, Gal McCree, won't you buy a box from me?
09:39Albert, Albert, Albert.
09:40Can you tell me?
09:41Albert, Albert.
09:41Why don't you save your voice for the twins?
09:44Right.
09:44Good idea.
09:46Morning, Mrs. Tripp.
09:47How are you this morning?
09:49Terrific.
09:49Hey, you're looking well.
09:51Hey, Albert.
09:52Would you mind popping to the shops for me?
09:53I've made a list.
09:54Hey, yeah.
09:55It'll be a pleasure.
09:55You should have enough money there.
09:57I'll be back as soon as I can, if not before.
09:59Oh, of course, Gal McCree, won't you buy a box from me?
10:04And you'll have the...
10:05I don't believe it, how he gets the twins to sleep.
10:07He's got a terrible voice.
10:08Well, they obviously prefer it to ours.
10:11Right, so what wonderful concoction shall I create today?
10:14How about creating a cup of coffee for your wife?
10:17Oh, I think I could manage that, but you'll have to unscrew the jar for me.
10:20Do you know, Vicky, I don't think I can stand all this drilling going on every night for the rest
10:24of the week.
10:25Don't worry, darling.
10:27I've just had a brilliant idea.
10:28What are you doing?
10:29Ringing the waterboard?
10:30No, bed and board.
11:03Come in, darling, come in, come in.
11:06Oh, yes, sorry, sorry, sorry.
11:08Go straight into the nursery.
11:11Oh, darling, it's wonderful to have you back.
11:12Well, it's jolly good of you to have us, and it's only for a few days.
11:15Oh, I wish it were for longer.
11:17It's going to be just like old times having a baby in the nursery again.
11:20Two babies.
11:21Oh, did you bring them both?
11:22Oh, yes, of course.
11:26I hope they're going to be warm enough in here.
11:28Oh, yes, they're fine.
11:29Are you sure?
11:30I mean, I can turn the heating up.
11:31No, no, no, they're quite warm enough, Dad.
11:34Perhaps they'll be too warm.
11:35I mean, should I turn it down?
11:37No, no, no, honestly, it's just right.
11:39Yes.
11:39Now, we don't want to put you out, so you just carry on as normal.
11:44Oh, darn here, please.
11:46Right.
11:48Hello, Snickles.
11:49Be with you in a minute.
11:51Just another load in the lift.
11:52Right.
11:54We don't want to disrupt you in any way, so you just carry on as if we weren't here.
11:58Yes, yes, I will, darling, yes.
11:59Oh, that'll be Lucy.
12:01She always wakes up first.
12:02She's a greedy little beggar.
12:03Lucy?
12:04You decided to call her Lucy?
12:06Yes.
12:06It's the one name Robin and I can agree on.
12:09Oh, I see.
12:10And what about little James?
12:11What are you going to call him?
12:14Well, we're still at loggerheads over that.
12:16Oh, I see.
12:17Right, just dump these here as well, please.
12:20Is that the lot?
12:21Oh, just the two cribs.
12:23Sure.
12:33Oh, my God.
13:01Oh, hi, Dad.
13:02I hope we didn't wake you.
13:04Oh, no, no, no, no.
13:06Oh, I didn't even know you were up.
13:11I suppose he's still fast, is he?
13:14No, Robin's in the kitchen warming the bottles.
13:16Oh, really?
13:17Oh, well, I must say it.
13:20Awfully nice having a baby around the place again.
13:22Are you sure we didn't wake you up?
13:24No, no, no, no, not at all.
13:29Say hello to your grandfather.
13:37They do cry a lot, don't they?
13:39Babies do, Dad.
13:41Yes, I've forgotten.
13:43You know, he's getting to look more like me.
13:45He's got the manly nickel's jaw.
13:48That's a shame.
13:49This is your granddaughter.
13:53Milko!
13:54Hello, Grandad.
13:55Come to give us a hand, have you?
13:56Uh, well, yes.
13:57Oh, that would be marvellous, Dad,
14:00because Robin's got to go to market.
14:01Darling, why don't you pop back to bed
14:03while Lucy goes to Grandpa's?
14:06There we are.
14:28Miss Nichols.
14:30Miss Nichols.
14:30Oh.
14:32Oh, is it time to get out?
14:33No, no, no, no.
14:34It's just that I've left all my money at home.
14:36Uh, can you lend me some cash till later on?
14:39Oh.
14:39No, no, please.
14:40No, no, stay as you are.
14:41I don't want to disturb you.
14:42Just tell me where your wallet is.
14:47It's on, on the mid-side table, then.
14:50Ah.
14:55I've taken 60 quid.
14:56All right.
15:02You go back to sleep.
15:04Lucky thing.
15:15Oh, no.
15:17Oh, no.
15:31Oh, morning, Dad.
15:33How did you sleep?
15:34Oh, morning, darling.
15:35Oh, fine, fine.
15:36Good.
15:37Thanks for feeding Lucy for me last night.
15:39It was a great help.
15:40Oh, not at all.
15:41It's a pleasure.
15:42No.
15:42I'm sorry she was sick all over you.
15:45Give me your dressing, darling.
15:46I'll put it straight in the wash.
15:47Oh, you'd better not, darling.
15:49It's pure silk.
15:50Oh, dear.
15:52It's old, pure silk.
15:56Would you like a cup of coffee?
15:58No, thank you, darling.
16:00I'd like to have my bath first.
16:22Ah, yeah, Lucy.
16:24That's a nice name for a girl.
16:26Well, it's certainly not a nice name for a boy, are we?
16:29What are you going to call the other little baby?
16:31Oh, I don't know.
16:32Vic and I can't agree.
16:34Will she have plenty of time?
16:35No, we haven't, Albert.
16:36We've got to register by next week.
16:38You know, I have a sneaking feeling.
16:41It's only a feeling, mind you, that Mr. Nichols would like him to be called James.
16:47Do you know, Albert, I've got more than a sneaking feeling that you could be right.
16:53Hello, Robinson.
16:55Oh, hello, Vic.
16:56What?
16:59Well, perhaps they've got wind.
17:02Oh.
17:03Well, perhaps they're a bit hungry.
17:06Oh, have you changed their nappies?
17:09Yeah, silly question, yeah.
17:11Um, all right, then.
17:13Yeah, all right.
17:15Albert, get your coat on.
17:17Where have we gone?
17:18An errand of mercy.
17:26It's unbelievable, isn't it, how he gets the babies off to sleep every time.
17:29I think it's wonderful.
17:31I think it's unhealthy.
17:34Their first words will be begorra, or top of the morning.
17:38Come on, Dad.
17:39When have you ever heard Albert say begorra?
17:41He's never begorra'd in his life.
17:43But, Victoria, you can't put them to sleep for the rest of their lives with Riddle's ditties.
17:47Don't be facetious, Dad.
17:48I'm being perfectly serious, darling.
17:50What are you going to do in the middle of the night?
17:51Bring him round here to do a couple of Irish jigs?
17:54Well, if it helps them to get a good night's sleep.
17:56Yes.
17:58Well, the top of the morning to you, Mr. Nicholls.
18:02Begorra, and that's a fine pair of grandchildren you have there.
18:07Your Honour.
18:29There, I've locked up.
18:30What about the young cousins who have a coffee?
18:32Oh, they changed their mind.
18:33The girls suddenly got a terrible headache.
18:35Yes, it's understandable.
18:36Had to give Albert an aspirin, send him off home.
18:39Coffee?
18:40Why not?
18:42Well, that really is a frightful wreck, isn't it?
18:44Oh, I know.
18:45At least you'll send everybody home when we get an early night.
18:48Listen, by the way, thank you for helping me tonight.
18:49I'm really grateful.
18:50Oh, not at all, not at all.
18:51I like to be involved in the practical business of running the restaurant, you know, from time
18:56to time.
18:58It gives you an idea of your day-to-day problems that you encounter, and it brings me face-to
19:03-face
19:03with a paying customer.
19:05You get a lot of feedback, you know.
19:07Also gives you a good excuse to get out of your flat.
19:09Yeah.
19:09Yeah.
19:10No.
19:13Well, I must admit, I'd forgotten what it was like having young babies around.
19:18What you're trying to say is you can't take the pace?
19:21Oh.
19:22I'd also forgotten how untidy Victoria is, Paul.
19:26Well, now you know all my day-to-day problems, huh?
19:28If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
19:31It's because I couldn't stand the heat I got into the kitchen.
19:35Well, come on then, eh?
19:36Back to your place.
19:37Hey, just a minute, just a minute.
19:38Look, could I ask you a favour?
19:40Oh, yes, of course.
19:41Well, could I stay here tonight, please?
19:44And for the next few nights.
19:46You want to stay here?
19:47With all that racket going on?
19:49I know, I know.
19:51I think I shall sleep better.
19:55Right, upstairs as well, please.
19:59Welcome home, Mr. and Mrs. Tripp.
20:01Hello, Alfred.
20:02And how are the little darling sleeper now?
20:04A little better?
20:05Oh, a lot better, thank you, Albert.
20:07Well, I must say, it's lovely to be home.
20:09Ah, yes.
20:10North, south, home's best.
20:13I need some help, these baby cops.
20:14Oh, I'll give you a hand.
20:16Oh, thanks, mate.
20:17Listen, Mr. Nichols, once again, thank you very much for letting us stay at your flat.
20:21You don't know how grateful we are.
20:22Oh, after all that drilling the last few nights, I know exactly how grateful you are.
20:26No, really, Dad, thanks a lot.
20:27You've been terrific.
20:28Darling, don't thank me.
20:29They are my grandchildren, after all.
20:31Oh, by the way, Robin and I finally agreed on the other name.
20:35You have?
20:38Well?
20:39Well, as Lucy was really my choice, it's only fair to let Robin choose the boy's name.
20:45Oh.
20:46Oh, I see.
20:47Yes, well, it is your decision, after all.
20:49Yes.
20:52So, it's James Alexander Tripp.
21:05Well, James, what a nice idea.
21:09Whatever gave you that idea?
21:10Oh, well, that's a lot, mate.
21:13Oh, thanks very much.
21:14Oh, Miss Nichols, I seem to have left all my money at your place.
21:17Could you lend me some cash till later, please?
21:22Oh, my God.
21:50What on earth?
22:04Oi!
22:06What on earth's going on down there?
22:09Gasly.
22:10How long will you be drilling?
22:13Ah, about a week.
22:15Ah, about a week.
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