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00:08The Duke is based on the true story of when the nation bought a Goya portrait of the Duke of
00:14Wellington
00:14and it was nicked by a man from Newcastle
00:18If it wasn't all true you would want to take it with a pinch of salt
00:22This is the only time in its history that anyone has said anything from the National Gallery
00:32Action!
00:33The Duke is about a small man telling truth to power
00:37The taxpayer paid for that painting
00:39They could have given thousands to war widows and pensions
00:42What adds to the drama of this story is that it was such a huge embarrassment to the establishment
00:49We're convinced that the Goya has been stolen by a highly professional international criminal gang
00:55Mind your boomers!
00:56The fact that he ran this campaign to stand up for poor and elderly people was a pretty incredible thing
01:03It's for the greater good of mankind
01:05He takes the painting and he holds it to ransom
01:08What's he actually asking for?
01:10140,000 pounds
01:12For what?
01:12Charity?
01:13Good grief
01:14It's a great script
01:15Delicious to read
01:17It's so funny
01:17I'm living with a madman
01:19It's very much in the vein of the early Ealing comedies
01:23It's a quintessentially British film really
01:26One problem
01:27What's that?
01:28Your mother
01:28It has moments of pathos and drama but it is full of laughs as well
01:33I can explain
01:34I'm shaken
01:35It's the shock
01:36Shock, yes, I'm shocked there's a stolen masterpiece in my wardrobe
01:39Excuse me, sir
01:42You taking one of our paintings?
01:44No, sir
01:45I'm bringing one back
01:47It's very endearing, very sweet
01:49We're obviously an old married couple
01:51And when you have that sort of relationship with someone
01:53It's very important that the audience can believe that relationship
01:57How long will you get?
01:59I don't know
02:00Ten years
02:01With Jim, I just sort of slipped into it
02:04It was a delight to get to work with him
02:06My character, he's got good intentions
02:09I'm like Robin Hood
02:10And he's also slightly foolish
02:13He's a rascal but it's impossible not to absolutely fall in love with him
02:17He is not a thief
02:19He borrowed your Goya to do a bit of good in this world
02:23What we were reaching for was a real authenticity
02:25In that it has hardship and conflict
02:28But always humour and lots of love
02:31You could have taught me
02:33We could have dealt with it together
02:35It's been an absolute delight making this film
02:38It's just a joy
02:39It's uplifting and it's fun
02:41And I think you leave the cinema with a big smacking smile on your face
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