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First broadcast 18th September 1980.
Jack Galloway - Robert Mackenzie
Kara Wilson - Jean Mackenzie
Lynda Bellingham - Ruth Isaacs
Toby Salaman - David Isaacs
Sheila Ruskin - Diana Crawley
Richard Marner - George Kovacs
Harriet Collins - Lisa Isaacs
Monica Grey - Fashion Show Compere
Darryl Read - Rory
Jack Galloway - Robert Mackenzie
Kara Wilson - Jean Mackenzie
Lynda Bellingham - Ruth Isaacs
Toby Salaman - David Isaacs
Sheila Ruskin - Diana Crawley
Richard Marner - George Kovacs
Harriet Collins - Lisa Isaacs
Monica Grey - Fashion Show Compere
Darryl Read - Rory
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00:00Jack Galloway stars as Mackenzie.
00:04Can I come up?
00:05No.
00:07No, I've got someone here.
00:10Oh, yes.
00:12Of course.
00:14Well, I really only dropped by to give you that and say thank you.
00:19Whatever for?
00:20Your father's loan came through.
00:24I thought you might block it, but you didn't.
00:27Why should I?
00:28Well, I just thought you might.
00:31And I wouldn't be so petty.
00:33No.
00:34Of course.
00:35You are a fortunate man, Mr. Mackenzie.
00:40I think you have something else to celebrate.
00:52Oh, boy!
01:22I think you will see you there.
01:49The
01:50Firma wears a dress fit for a young princess in silver embossed bouquet.
01:55A fine organdy cape ruched with rhinestones and trimmed with snow-white coney can frame the face as a hood
02:03or be thrown back to reveal the modest decontage trimmed again with brilliant rhinestones.
02:10A dramatic dress for glamorous moments.
02:16Here is Diana in a magnificent ball dress from the house of people.
02:21A great volume of maize yellow and ivory embossed brocade flows into the skirt of a dress brilliant with silver
02:29and gold.
02:30The bodice panels develop into a double layer of upturned petals.
02:34That touch the over skirt can be removed.
02:39Transforming this into the simplest of cocktail dresses suitable for any occasion.
02:47The East, the East has come narrow this season.
03:07And this ladies and gentlemen concludes our spring collection.
03:25Bye Dan.
03:26Bye.
03:27See you tomorrow.
03:28Diana.
03:29It's all right.
03:30You can come in.
03:31You were great.
03:32Was I?
03:33A real toffee nose bitch.
03:35Thanks.
03:36I'm just behaving naturally.
03:37Why didn't you let me watch before?
03:38I enjoyed it.
03:39I knew I'd feel silly if you were here.
03:41I was right.
03:42Not letting you in again.
03:43It's a job like any other.
03:46Bloody hard work actually.
03:48People think it's practically glamorous.
03:50It's not.
03:54It beats working on a building site.
03:56Don't you believe it?
04:10God I'm tired.
04:12You don't look it.
04:13Thank you for that enormous lie.
04:16Well why do you do it if you don't like it?
04:18I never said I didn't like it.
04:20Besides I need the money.
04:22Oh come on.
04:24Of course I do.
04:26Got to be independent.
04:27Can't live on pocket money at my age.
04:39Besides it's quite fun.
04:41Get all keyed up like a resource.
04:44The only bit I can't stand is changing my clothes with a lot of other women.
04:48It doesn't matter how clean they are.
04:50I'm actually one or two rather grubby.
04:52It's always that funny smell.
04:54I can't stand the smell of women.
04:56I quite like it myself.
04:57Especially yours.
04:59You approach from a different angle.
05:02What about photographic modeling?
05:05Now you love that don't you?
05:06Oh yes.
05:06That's super.
05:07Because you can sleep with a photographer?
05:10No of course not.
05:12People always think that.
05:14Well it does happen.
05:15Only sometimes.
05:17They do look like that.
05:19In the past I mean.
05:21Not now.
05:23Honestly darling.
05:24It's mostly work.
05:26On the level.
05:27Honestly.
05:28It's so intensive and personal.
05:30Makes you feel really good.
05:32At least you get a record of what you've done.
05:35Come here.
05:38Oh.
05:41Oh that's terrific.
05:45You've got magic hands.
05:47Along with a few other magic bits and pieces.
05:54My father's coming around later tonight.
05:56Can you stay?
05:57Why not?
05:57I'd like to see him.
05:59What about Jean?
06:00Yeah I'll bring her in a minute.
06:02Better do it now.
06:03Get it over and done with.
06:05She might like to go out.
06:17Hello?
06:19Robbie.
06:21Look.
06:21You better not wait up for me.
06:23I'm still with Kovacs.
06:25And it might take all evening.
06:27But I've made something special.
06:30Won't it keep?
06:31Well we're going away for the weekend.
06:33Aren't we?
06:34Of course.
06:36Look I'll make it up to you.
06:37It's just this is very important.
06:39Yes I suppose it is.
06:42Well I'll see you later okay?
06:45Yes.
06:46Okay bye now.
06:48Bye.
06:56Did she believe you?
06:58Why not?
06:59If I was a wife I'd know, it would smell a lime mile off.
07:31Hello I'd like to make a trouble call please.
07:42Hello Ruth?
07:43I was ringing about the weekend.
07:44You are still coming?
07:46Oh yes of course.
07:47Well what time do you want us?
07:49Oh lunch?
07:51Right.
07:53You sound a bit down.
07:56Well Robbie's working late again.
07:59Oh is he?
08:00Yes.
08:03David's just the same.
08:04Always working late.
08:05Drives me mad.
08:06I never know where I am.
08:10Well I must be going.
08:12We'll see you tomorrow then.
08:13Make it nice and early.
08:15Bye bye love.
08:16Bye.
08:16Bye.
08:17Bye.
08:20What was all that about?
08:22Nothing.
08:23Hardly ever worked late.
08:28I think she knows something.
08:35She'd have to be a fool not to after all this time.
08:37That's hardly the point.
08:39It's the way he's doing it.
08:40Why does he have to be so obvious?
08:43Diane never expected evening.
08:45She told me.
08:46If he just kept it during the day he wouldn't have to tell these stupid lies.
08:50Do you think that would make it all right?
08:52It would be better if he was discreet.
08:54It would be better if he wasn't doing it at all.
08:57Someone always gets hurt.
09:00Jean doesn't know.
09:02Of course she knows.
09:03Don't tell me he's not behaving differently at home.
09:06Maybe she doesn't want to know.
09:09Don't you think that hurts?
09:10Pretending everything is all right when you know damn well it isn't.
09:13That's a form of torture.
09:15Can't you imagine what that's like?
09:20Might be a relief to have it out in the open.
09:22No I'm sure it's better as it is.
09:25It's not as if it's anything serious.
09:28Isn't it?
09:29Of course not.
09:31Just one of Diana's flings.
09:34It's a long time for a fling.
09:36Well these things can go on for ages can't they without being serious?
09:42I'm sure it's just physical.
09:44Not any sort of threat to Robert's marriage.
09:47I'm sure he still loves Jean.
09:50In other words he wants to have his cake and eat it.
09:53I suppose so.
09:54Lots of people do.
09:55It's human nature.
10:01I'm sure he feels very guilty about it.
10:03I find that hard to believe.
10:05I'm sure anyone would in his position.
10:08Nobody wants to hurt the person they're married to.
10:11But they do don't they?
10:14Perhaps they just don't know when they're well off.
10:19It's impossible to love more than one person though isn't it?
10:23Not equally no.
10:25When it comes to the crunch I think you always know which one you love most.
10:30Well it won't come to the crunch.
10:32I hope to God it doesn't.
10:33I couldn't bear it.
10:35I'm sure you could.
10:37What do you mean?
10:38You're very tough.
10:40So what do you think?
10:41Oh yes.
10:42Much tougher than I am.
10:44How very unpleasant you make me sound.
10:47No not at all.
10:50It does give you an unfair advantage.
10:52I don't think I'm tough at all.
10:56Anyway whether I am or I'm not.
10:57I can't bear the thought of Jean spreading alarm and despondency all over us and Robert looking smug.
11:04I wish to God we'd never invite them for the weekend.
11:07But if they're in trouble they need us don't they?
11:11A happily married couple to lean on.
11:14Don't you think?
11:14A happily married couple to lean on.
11:17I'm not.
11:18A happily married couple to lean on.
11:23You're not.
11:25Appookam you're early.
11:28No of course not.
11:31Mac.
11:33Khoi!
11:37Jistrina?
11:38Hello.
11:41Well how are you my children?
11:43pretty good. how are you? oh I'm surviving. I've been thinking over that idea of yours.
11:48hey come on now Mac. drinks before ideas.
11:52do you both want your usual? that'd be lovely. all right carry on.
11:56I'll do the drinks and you can shake the empire what's left of it.
12:01I should get planning for the two acres of new warehousing any day now.
12:04are you sure you'll have time to develop it with all the house building you'll know?
12:07oh why why not? I've got a good foreman. well we've both done very nicely so far.
12:13I can see no reason why we shouldn't have another success. what's that?
12:17your father's suggesting i should form another company and his bank would have shares in it.
12:22so you're gonna be partners? terrific. ah well nothing's decided yet. no but that's a basic idea.
12:29we would be putting our name behind the company which means we wouldn't let it get into trouble.
12:34it would mean a lot of prestige for Mackenzie. so in principle you're interested? yes?
12:43aye but it depends on how much it costs.
12:48i'm ravenous. anyone fancy an omelette? i've already eaten. you're afraid of my omelettes.
12:55how about you? well uh i'd be grateful for anything. now that's the spirit that made britain great.
13:01plain or cheese? plain i think. wise decision. the cheese has a beard. she's not joking. she really
13:10can't cook anything else. i know. of course. we can't be good at everything just you remember that.
13:17you're not so hot on the catwalk either.
13:24we would want a 25 percent share in the company.
13:29as much as that? it's not a great deal. some inferior banks would take more.
13:36anyway you think about it. we're not in a hurry are we?
13:45well i think you've got a bargain. that's lovely. it will be when it's finished. so i keep telling
13:52myself the trouble is only getting down weekends. there's no time to do very much. you can always
13:56get someone in. no i want to do it myself. of course.
14:01mummy. where's jamie and duncan? why aren't they here? i told you darling. they're at school. at the
14:07weekend? it's a boarding school in scotland. can i go there? no sweetheart. it's only for boys.
14:15how are they getting on? they're doing fine. i thought they love it. i was all against them going.
14:20that was wrong. they think it's great. cost a fortune. but it's worth it. mummy. please may i go out?
14:26yes darling. of course you can. do that. how are things going at the hospital? fine. i'm a junior
14:32sister. really? that's pretty good isn't it? well it's not brilliant but it's progress. you're doing
14:39all right aren't you? i suppose i am more or less. but it's made a big difference going full time
14:43hasn't it?
14:44oh yeah. staff are much more friendly and you feel part of a team. it seems awful to say this
14:50but
14:50you begin to see my part-timers are treated the way they are. some of them are pretty slack you
14:53know.
14:55well it's true. no i'm sure it is. it's just funny to hear you say it. oh she's on the
15:00other
15:01side of the fence now isn't she? how are you going to manage in the holidays? i've got pretty good
15:05neighbors. the boys can play next door. well you know you can always bring them to us if the neighbors
15:09need a break. that's kind. it'd be a pity to wear them out. at least said anything. i should have
15:13charged
15:13you extra for the neighbors when i sold you the house.
15:16you extra for the neighbors.
15:45it's lovely down here. well you'll see it on a good day thank god. it's not so glamorous in the
15:49rain.
15:50sure i can't interest you in country property robert.
15:54mommy please can i go and blue with marianne?
15:57yes darling but be careful you're not to cross the roads. promise me.
16:01promise. all right.
16:04marianne's got a pony so she's rapidly become lisa's best friend.
16:07it's funny how materialistic they are at that age. i can remember sucking up to the little girl
16:12next door because she got a sandpit. it wasn't till i grew up i could admit i never even liked
16:16her.
16:17in my case it was a kitten. i wasn't allowed to have one and the girl next door had two
16:20so i kept
16:21going there and trying to smuggle one in but my mother always caught me. come on they're open.
16:28good lord so they are. see you girls later okay? well we're not going anywhere apparently. won't be long love.
16:39good lord.
16:40typical. never enters their heads we might like to go to.
16:45maybe they thought we'd rather be on our own. if they thought at all.
16:51i'm not very keen on pubs anyway are you? no but it's the principle.
16:55well they'll have to make do with steak and salad when they show up.
16:58not cooking another big meal. no don't. we all eat far too much at lunch time.
17:04oh you're really very lucky aren't you? why? well you've got two lovely homes for a start.
17:11no point in marrying a dentist if you don't get your teeth fixed up.
17:14and david's very attentive isn't he? i mean he didn't really want to go to the pub just now you
17:18could tell. he just went to please robbie. well david doesn't drink very much but they wanted to talk shop.
17:23and he doesn't really work late does he? you just said that to cheer me up.
17:27when? last night on the phone. you were very kind. well it's horrible being left on your own with the
17:32dinner ruined. men are so thoughtless. yeah it's a bit more than that though isn't it?
17:38what do you mean? don't pretend you don't know. i can't bear it.
17:49how's my land bank coming along? you've found me anything yet? yes i've got one or two deals in hand.
17:55in fact there's a piece of land in chiswick could be bought very cheap with no planning on it. might
17:59be
18:00just what you want. i've had a word with the authorities and it looks as though we could get
18:04outline consent for housing. sounds interesting. would it take 40 houses? oh no not more than 25.
18:10pity. still i'll call in the office next week. take a look at the details. you're never satisfied are you
18:15robbie?
18:15it's always got to be bigger and better. well what's wrong with that? he's having an affair isn't he?
18:24i don't know. how could i? oh please. if i've noticed you must have. they say the wife is
18:34always the last to know. well you and david see so much of them you must have noticed something.
18:40he's different isn't he? he's under a lot of pressure. he's been working very hard.
18:45he's just not the same anymore. oh love i'm sorry.
18:56no i've got to talk about it. i'll go mad if i don't talk about it. all right all right.
19:01it's all these
19:01meetings he had with kovacs. i mean nobody could have that much business to do but they're meeting
19:05all the time. two or three evenings a week. that can't be true. i've never said eyes at kovacs.
19:10for all i know kovacs doesn't exist. he does exist and he financed the warehouse deal for
19:14robert. you know that love. that's how you got your house. i know but they're meeting all the
19:18time and nothing happens. what are they doing now? they're planning something. i'm sure they are.
19:23david's mentioned it but i didn't listen properly. now every time he says he's with kovacs it must be with
19:29her.
19:30oh god. he must think he's so stupid to go on believing him. i was so frightened that i didn't
19:37dare ask him because i thought if i kept very quiet then it would go away. but it hasn't gone
19:43away.
19:45you may be imagining the whole thing honestly. no. he's much too nice to me. polite. considerate. like a stranger.
19:57he treats me like a child or an invalid. and in between times he's with kovacs.
20:04but he hardly ever wants to make love anymore.
20:08when he does feel like he's doing me a favor. i'm so pathetically grateful i despise myself.
20:25are you getting along with kovacs? oh very well. he's been very helpful with a new warehouse site.
20:29is he giving you better terms this time? in a way it's all been done slightly differently. better for
20:34you or better for him? both really. yes sir. what'll it be? um i'll have a pint please. two pints
20:40a bit.
20:41you're being very mysterious about him. oh well it's not egregious. i'm still thinking over things.
20:46playing hard to get are you? i only wish i could. no it's a good deal but uh he's very
20:52crafty. he certainly is.
20:55you have to admire him though. i don't actually. thanks. has he suggested you should do any work on
21:01property he owns personally? no. that'll be the next thing. i should be very careful if i were you. why?
21:09oh nothing. i just don't think his tenants are too happy.
21:16i don't know what to do. nothing. believe me when in doubt do nothing. but i'm not in doubt. i
21:22know
21:22he's got some. no you don't love. you only think he has. no i'm sure. i can feel it. he's
21:29not really
21:29with me anymore. there's part of his mind always somewhere else. look let's be logical.
21:37if you ask him he'll only deny it and then you still won't be sure. and if he's innocent oh
21:42he'll
21:43be furious. maybe he won't deny. of course he will. why? either because he doesn't want you to know
21:48or because it isn't true. maybe he does want me to know. if he did he'd tell you. maybe he's
21:54waiting
21:54for me to ask him. how long have you been married? about the same as us isn't it? ten and
22:01a half years.
22:03jamie will return next month. i was three months pregnant. but you'd have got married anyway. oh yes.
22:09we did it on purpose. it was the only way we could get my parents to agree. i'm still a
22:15kid.
22:16and you've been happy all this time haven't you? well everything was fine when we're in glasgow.
22:22i'd have sworn he just wasn't the type. i mean everything was work and me and the kids.
22:29i'd just take my life for now. but since we came to london. honey i had a feeling it'd be
22:36unlucky.
22:36that's why i didn't want to come. i wasn't just leaving home. he's changed since we came to london.
22:42i don't know when it started but he's not just ambitious. now he's greedy.
22:48it was so gradual that i hardly noticed it happening. but now when i look back
22:54it's as if we don't fit into his plans anymore. packing the boys off to boarding school and letting
22:59me take a full-time job when he hated the idea of me working even a few hours before.
23:07it's as if he was clearing the decks for something. but you like your job. the boys are happy at
23:14school.
23:16yes. so really he's done the right thing for all of you. oh yes everything's fallen into place.
23:22he bought you a house. he wouldn't do that if there was anything wrong.
23:28oh look whether he's guilty or not surely what really matters is that you love each other and
23:35you want to stay together. i can't assume that can i? oh yes you can. that's the whole point.
23:41not if he's having an affair. lots of people have affairs without ever wanting to leave home.
23:48may mean they're selfish and greedy but it doesn't mean the end of a marriage.
23:52in fact can they almost make things better. i don't believe that. it's true i know it is.
24:03you can't be talking about teeth. no i'm not.
24:12oh god they're back.
24:16look who we found on our way home. national velvet.
24:21mommy mommy i rode pegasus around around the field and over the jumps and i didn't fall off once.
24:27good for you. aren't you a clever girl? marianne fell off pegasus. she fell off twice.
24:33i'm not surprised. she doesn't get any practice with you around. come on young lady time for bed.
24:38oh daddy not yet. right now you're late already.
24:41shall i put her to bed for you? i thought i'd do that and you might start supper.
24:45go on. anything you like? i'll get started on the salad shall we?
24:49are we all being helpful? what are you going to do robert?
24:53uh take a look at the fire.
24:56are you all right? you're being terribly bright.
25:09how much does she know? nothing really. she guessed.
25:14tried to convince her it was all right. is that kind? yes i think it is.
25:20if she has it out with him he'll only deny it. she's no further forward.
25:28if he admits it she'll have to do something about it.
25:33what can she do with two kids and no money? besides she loves him.
25:38poor love. did you have a rotten time?
25:42it was very difficult to say. she thinks i know something.
25:47it's very embarrassing pretending i don't. i don't think i can keep it up.
25:51oh david. she's so pathetic. she's desperate.
25:57should i have a word with him? would you? i don't mind.
26:02i don't know. is it a good idea? we'd be interfering.
26:06at least i could warn him. maybe put him on his guard.
26:09yes. give him a chance to be careful.
26:12i'll probably get my head blown off but that doesn't matter.
26:16david.
26:18it's all right pal. it's all right.
26:22you've done your best. in the last resort it's their lives.
26:26they've got to sort it out for themselves.
26:29oh david.
26:31i'm just so grateful it's not happening to us.
26:47how long?
26:48seven years.
26:50and it doesn't know.
26:51i'm not sure.
26:54sometimes i think he does. sometimes i think he doesn't.
26:58we've never really had it out. we just go on as if it wasn't happening.
27:02but how can you?
27:03what else can i do? i love them both.
27:06i don't understand.
27:08i'm sorry.
27:10i'm not explaining myself very well.
27:12i never expected it to happen.
27:15if it did i wouldn't have understood it either.
27:18but i can't let go of either of them.
27:21really i can't. i'd go to pieces.
27:24i just think i'm lucky they've both put up with me.
27:29is he married?
27:31no.
27:32well doesn't he want you to marry him?
27:34no.
27:35he's used to living on his own.
27:37he's a lot older than me and works very hard.
27:40couldn't cope with lisa.
27:43besides i couldn't take her away from david.
27:45what's he done to deserve that?
27:48anyway i love him.
27:52i love them both.
28:03i can't imagine loving two people.
28:07but you love robbie and the boys.
28:10that's different.
28:11oh you mean sex?
28:14yes.
28:15isn't it a problem?
28:17well no they're so different.
28:20i need them both.
28:22don't you feel guilty?
28:24not as long as i make them both happy no.
28:28i'm sorry have i upset you?
28:31i must be very old-fashioned.
28:33no no it's just another point of view.
28:35look i live in terror the whole thing will collapse.
28:38all i want is just to go on as i am.
28:42yes but you're the winner.
28:43you're the one that's got two people in love with you.
28:45not exactly.
28:46two people tolerating me.
28:49i only want robbie.
28:52i'm so frightened i'm going to lose him.
28:54but that's why i told you about me.
28:55there's no reason why you should lose him.
28:59no i'm an all or nothing kind of person.
29:03but why?
29:05look when i started this affair of mine it was just sex.
29:10and then it got serious.
29:12i don't know what you mean by just sex.
29:14i was terrifically excited by it.
29:17but i've only ever had robbie.
29:19he's all that i want.
29:20it wasn't till later that i realized i need them both.
29:23i mean really need them.
29:24same thing might happen to you.
29:27oh you mean if i can manage to find myself a lover then it might be all right.
29:30oh i don't mean that jean please don't be angry.
29:33it's not easy for any of us.
29:47now that you're hand in love with Kovacs i suppose you see a lot of Diana.
29:51what do you mean?
29:52oh come on we know she's his daughter.
29:54i thought that was meant to be a secret.
29:57you're involved with her aren't you?
29:59i don't know if that's any of your business.
30:01no it wouldn't be.
30:03only your wife knows.
30:05and my wife has to pick up the pieces.
30:07jean doesn't know.
30:09she's cursed.
30:10i thought it was only kind to warn her.
30:13you mean ruth's told her?
30:14no i do not mean ruth's told her.
30:16god almighty robert what do you think we are?
30:18and how does she know?
30:20she's noticed. she's not stupid you know.
30:25i don't know what to do.
30:30look between them diana and kovacs they've had everybody in london.
30:34i don't care.
30:34what does that matter?
30:35you're going to be different are you?
30:36i'd love her.
30:37oh my god now i've heard everything.
30:41but why don't you keep out of this?
30:43you don't know the first thing about it.
30:51i want to get back. it's nearly lunch time.
30:55you know who she is don't you?
30:58why do you say that?
30:59you're so close to it all.
31:01besides you look guilty.
31:02oh god.
31:04you look as if you were carrying around a nasty secret
31:06and you wanted to put it down somewhere.
31:10wish we'd never started this conversation.
31:14look they met a couple of years ago at one of my parties.
31:18i can't tell you her name.
31:19it wouldn't be fair.
31:21she's a friend of mine.
31:22well that's why i feel so ghastly about the whole thing.
31:24you're both friends of mine.
31:28so you've known all this time.
31:31cozy.
31:33well jean don't please.
31:36jean!
31:39was she a client?
31:40why do you say that?
31:41robbie has so little spare time.
31:55you gave up quickly.
31:57you're too good for me my love.
32:00you're out of condition that's all.
32:03success has gone to your stomach.
32:05we cannot all be as thin as you my love.
32:09actually ruth is putting on weight.
32:11did you notice?
32:11she's lazy that's all.
32:13what's the matter?
32:14it's very unhealthy.
32:17we all went swimming the other week.
32:19oh i promised to give lisa some extra coaching because she's so keen.
32:23and ruth could hardly manage two legs.
32:25it's not important.
32:28i know she's perfect.
32:33how about a race next?
32:35no.
32:35do you good?
32:36no my love.
32:37it's what you learn at your terrible english public schools.
32:40and this mania for exercise and competition.
32:43oh that's why we used to rule the world.
32:46long after the austro-hungarian empire bit the dust.
32:51you seeing mackenzie tonight?
32:53no he's at the cottage.
32:55you miss him?
32:56i'm with you.
33:00i've never seen you so serious about anyone.
33:03you're pregnant again are you?
33:05of course not.
33:06you don't want to marry him?
33:07no of course not.
33:10look i never wanted to marry anyone.
33:12you know that?
33:14never have.
33:16only leaves the trouble.
33:17what about his wife?
33:20what about her?
33:21look she's his problem not mine.
33:47he's my boss.
33:51gee.
33:56you
34:31why are you so worried? I feel we're all in terrible danger. why? the whole thing
34:37could explode. it's nothing to do with us. yes it is. she's your daughter and my
34:43friend. his wife is my friend too. you're dealing with him. so is David. we're all
34:54much to involve with each other. it's often like that. how else do people meet? you and
34:59I we only met because you married David and I'm his father's friend. yes I know.
35:08darling you're trembling. it was a dreadful weekend. I know but it's over now. can't you
35:19warn Diana to be careful? she won't listen to me anymore. but of course she's careful.
35:25well he isn't. maybe she can warn him. she wants him. she's happy.
35:34yes anything she does is all right with you isn't it? isn't that how a father should be?
35:41besides they love each other. it's beautiful. the rest is between him and his wife.
35:49you sound so unconcerned. it's not my affair. what can I do?
35:56Gene has it out with Robert about Diana. I'm so afraid. yes?
36:02I'm so afraid David might ask me about you. but why? there's no connection.
36:07I feel there is. but you'd always denied. yes.
36:12that's what you want me to do isn't it? my darling I thought you wanted to stay with him.
36:17well you couldn't live with me and Lisa could you? there was never any question of that.
36:22no. you always said you couldn't leave him. yes.
36:27you never asked me to.
36:31my darling I think you've got the whole thing out of proportion.
36:35I'd get in the way of your little girls wouldn't I?
36:40what do you mean? I know about them.
36:44it used to be a joke with David and his father before we met.
36:48I see. I prayed you'd give them up.
36:54but you haven't have you?
36:58several men. if I was short-sighted and wore glasses would you expect me to stop wearing them
37:05because you could lead the way for me?
37:09it's not so important. you've got a husband and child. I'm alone.
37:15some people smoke. others drink. some do both.
37:20what do you expect? I'm an old man. I have my weaknesses. I never pretended to be perfect.
37:27but I always thought the important thing was that you and I love each other.
37:35apart from husbands and children and
37:40little girls.
37:42we love each other. truly.
37:53don't we?
37:56yes.
38:06don't you care?
38:07it's nothing to do with me.
38:09just what your father said.
38:11well.
38:12look. i am pig in the middle in all this. don't you realize?
38:15i know everyone concerned in this mess. god help me. i introduced you two.
38:19you jealous?
38:21don't be so silly.
38:23sorry. just a thought.
38:23only you seem so well put out.
38:26maybe you wish you'd kept him for yourself.
38:28i didn't want to keep him.
38:30well when does it matter who has him?
38:32jean is my friend.
38:35well that didn't stop me having him in Glasgow.
38:37that was ages ago. i hardly knew her then. it was only for a few weeks.
38:42i see.
38:44so that lets you out all shining white and i'm the one who gets god's thunderbolt.
38:48thanks a lot.
38:54does my father know about you and Mac?
38:56no.
38:58and i'd rather he didn't.
39:00who's to tell him?
39:02he'll only be upset.
39:12who's to tell him about you and Mac?
39:15i don't know.
39:18i don't know.
39:29i don't know.
39:30i don't know.
39:31i don't know.
39:59it's a very expensive deal.
40:04but i want to do it.
40:06good.
40:06but we must celebrate.
40:09first of all we must put the lawyers and accountants in touch with each other
40:12to arrange for the bank to receive the shares.
40:15meanwhile we can work out the loan agreement.
40:18your local bank should put up some cash expenses.
40:21if they seem doubtful just put them in touch with me.
40:26a man has gone to lunch so i just sneaked in.
40:29are we celebrating?
40:30aye of course.
40:33good.
40:34then you can both take me out to lunch.
40:41jane.
40:51don't say a word.
40:53we're celebrating.
40:54what I've agreed the new deal with Kovacs and we're going to be partners
41:00are you well done and you and I are going out to dinner sorry I'm too tired
41:08hi you do look a bit rough you had a bad day you could say that what happened oh
41:15staff were off sick and we all had to work twice as hard and the doctors were
41:19in a foul mood one of the patients couldn't have his
41:21operation because of vomiting and that put all the theatre staff out they had to
41:25rearrange the list that kind of a day I don't know how you stand it neither do I
41:30sometimes well never mind you can forget the whole lot of them you can give them
41:35up if you want we're gonna be rich I thought we were already ah this is just a
41:40beginning is it look if you don't want to go out I can get supper you can do my egg
41:49bacon sausage special oh yes so you can maybe we could go out for dinner tomorrow
41:58night I know tomorrow I've got to see Kovacs of course silly of me well got to finalize a few
42:08details doubt do I get to meet him hi of course anytime you won't know you're going to be partners
42:18anytime but not tomorrow no tomorrow you'd be bored
42:36I got you something
42:51I thought we could add a bit every time I do a new deal
42:57very nice
43:00well don't you like it
43:04why don't you give it to Diana Crawley
43:09don't bother to lie to me I'm sick of your lies
43:15look Robbie I can't go on pretending you pretend it doesn't happen and I pretend to believe you
43:19well it's making me ill I went to her house today oh don't worry I didn't do anything but I
43:25saw her
43:27she's very beautiful she's very beautiful I'd like to kill her I'd like to kill both of you
43:35Jean I hate you do you love her
43:50I can't give her up
43:55where does that leave me
43:57I still love you
44:00I wish I could believe that
44:01I do so want to believe that
44:03it's true
44:04it doesn't feel true
44:07if you love me how can you do this to me
44:09I couldn't do it to you
44:11well
44:13I don't know
44:15I'm sorry
44:16for two years Robbie
44:18that's a long time
44:19you must have known something would happen
44:21I mean you must have known I'd find out sooner or later
44:25I suppose I didn't think at all
44:29well you can start thinking now
44:33what are we going to do
44:35I don't
44:41do you want me to leave
44:44no
44:45of course not
44:47are you planning to leave
44:49no
44:51well not unless you want me to
44:54well I mean
44:55well can't we just go on
44:57as we are
44:59for how long
45:02well
45:03as long as it lasts
45:06oh yes
45:08yes I see that would suit you very well
45:10wouldn't it
45:12I do all the work
45:13run the house
45:14do all the washing
45:15cooking ironing
45:16plus a full time job
45:16plus the boys and the holidays
45:17and you just go off and visit her
45:19anytime you feel like it
45:20it's great
45:21am I supposed to give you a big welcome
45:23every time you come back
45:24look I know it's not reasonable
45:25reasonable
45:27it's bloody insulting
45:31look I'm sorry
45:33I love you
45:34you're right
45:35I'm wrong
45:35now what more can I say
45:37is that supposed to make it all right
45:40no
45:40nothing makes it all right
45:42I know that
45:43I feel very guilty
45:44I never wanted to hurt you
45:46oh shut up
45:47you make me sick
45:52could you sleep in the spare room tonight please
45:57all right
46:00if that's what you want
46:17I don't want to hurt you
46:19I don't want to hurt you
46:20I don't want to hurt you
46:20I don't want to hurt you
46:20I don't want to hurt you
46:20I don't want to hurt you
46:21I don't want to hurt you
46:21I don't want to hurt you
46:22I don't want to hurt you
46:23I don't want to hurt you
46:23I don't want to hurt you
46:24I don't want to hurt you
46:30I don't want to hurt you
46:48brought you some tea
46:53did you sleep?
46:56not sure
46:58suppose I must have done
46:59feel it if I did
47:00did you?
47:02not much
47:11it's a mess isn't it?
47:15I'm sorry
47:18don't leave me
47:21I need you
47:27what about the boys?
47:28I need them too
47:29no I meant what are we going to tell them?
47:32nothing
47:33they don't need to know anything surely
47:35they do if we split up
47:36oh it hasn't come to that
47:39if I ask you to choose
47:40you said last night you can't give her up
47:43no
47:44no I can't
47:48you really mean that
47:50well I could lie to you
47:51oh I see yes yes you deserve extra points for telling the truth
47:56I'm not going to leave you
47:57if you want to break up you're going to have to leave me or throw me out
48:12what time is it?
48:15it's half past seven
48:16god I'm going to be late
48:18you can't go to work
48:19you're not up to it
48:20I'll ring up and say you're sick
48:21don't be silly
48:22we're short-staffed as it is
48:29I'd like to get up now. Would you go away, please?
48:48I can't give you an answer, Robbie. I'm too tired. I'll have to think about it.
48:51What are you talking about?
48:54Well, I have got it right, haven't I?
48:56You want to go on living with me and visiting her and I meant to put up with it.
49:02Yes, I thought that was it.
49:05I don't wish you hadn't told me, Robbie. I really do.
49:09But I didn't tell you. You found out.
49:13You could have lied.
49:17There's no point in you going to work.
49:20I'll ring the hospital and say you're ill.
49:21No, I'd rather work. It's helpful.
49:25There are people worse off than me. I'm not old and I'm not ill. I must remember that.
49:30At least have something to eat.
49:31I couldn't swallow. I feel sick.
49:34Jean, don't do anything in a hurry.
49:37You're in a state of shock.
49:39Not really.
49:40I've been expecting it.
49:43Only I feel so helpless.
49:46He's like a child waiting to be forgiven.
49:48He won't do anything. It's all up to me.
49:51What's she like?
49:52Not to look at. I've seen her.
49:54I mean, as a person.
49:58Well,
50:00she pretends to be tough, but really she's very insecure.
50:05She had a difficult childhood.
50:07Her mother was Calrine Venables.
50:09Great Society Beauty.
50:11Got pregnant by someone unsuitable when she was 19.
50:15Her family was appalled.
50:17Married her off to Tom Crawley, the MP,
50:19who'd been in love with her for years.
50:22They promised Diana's father that if he kept quiet about it,
50:25they'd tell her the truth when she was old enough.
50:28She's virtually grown up with two fathers.
50:30It's created a lot of problems.
50:32Don't. You'll have me in tears.
50:33I'm sorry, but you did ask.
50:36Could he be in love with her?
50:37He won't say that he is, but he won't give her up.
50:39So it must be pretty strong.
50:41I think...
50:43I think she's more of a status symbol.
50:46I mean, he's never met anyone like her before.
50:49Honestly, Jean, if you can just hang on,
50:51I'm sure it won't last. He'll get over it.
50:54She's not at all keen on marriage.
50:57Oh?
50:58He didn't mention that.
51:03Oh, God.
51:04I'm sorry I argued with you at the weekend.
51:07You were right.
51:09It's much more painful this way.
51:13All right, we'll try it.
51:15I don't think it'll work, but we'll try it.
51:18You won't be sorry.
51:19I swear you will.
51:21I think I will.
51:21I think I'll be very sorry.
51:23I think I should get out now, but I can't quite manage it.
51:25So there we are.
51:29I love you.
51:32So you keep saying.
51:36Just do me one favor.
51:38Don't ever mention her name.
51:45Well, shouldn't you be getting changed?
51:47I've changed.
51:49I thought you said you were going out for dinner with Kovacs.
51:52Oh, aye.
51:53That's right.
51:58By the way, I'm on nights next week.
52:01That should suit you fine.
52:12Darling, why didn't you lie?
52:14That was what you wanted.
52:16I couldn't.
52:17Not anymore.
52:18The truth hurts.
52:19None of us can stand it.
52:21Besides, it's an old rule.
52:23Always lie unless you're caught in the act.
52:25Even then you'll probably be able to think of something.
52:28None of us wants to know the worst.
52:30I think when she gets used to the idea, it'll be easy for us to meet.
52:34No, it'll be harder.
52:36Even when you're not with me, she'll think you are.
52:38And when she wants to be nice to you, she won't be able to because of her pride.
52:42So I've hurt her for nothing.
52:44You can put it right.
52:46Just leave it for a few weeks.
52:48Then you can tell her that we've broken up.
52:51She'll be delighted.
52:52You can have a big reconciliation and we can go on just as we are.
52:55That way, everybody will be happy.
53:01Well, that is the idea, isn't it, darling?
53:02For everybody to be happy.
53:12Do I have to sleep in the spare room again?
53:16I don't care where you sleep.
53:35No.
53:54Do I have to sleep in the spare room again?
54:03No.