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"Bank manager Belinda Braithwaite (Hannah Gordon) wants to retire, but her house husband David (Peter Egan), likes things the way they are, and doesn't want to go back to work. " IMDB Also starring John Bird, Lill Roughley, Ruth Mitchell, Richard Aylen.
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00:24Piano music
00:37why not it's either that or turn into a seagull
00:44we got off on the wrong foot that's all but it's a strain being perfect all the time
00:49like our wife what you're gonna have to pay attention if we're gonna have any sort of
00:53relationship you know what kind of relationship did you have in mind any suggestions just one
00:58what's that take the milk off the stove before it boils over oh I like your wife when did you
01:06meet
01:06Belinda I went into the bank to arrange check cashing facilities well I'm here are you not
01:11thinking you're staying long then a very flattering mr. Braithwaite make a pass at me in one breath and
01:16ask me what I'm leaving in the next wham bam thank you ma'am I haven't made a pass at
01:20you oh give me
01:21a break you made at least two that I've noticed have I I think so but don't feel bad about
01:28it I've
01:29made two passes at you so far really and since neither of us has picked up the ball and run
01:35with
01:36it I think we can safely assume that neither of us was being serious oh at least I wasn't and
01:42I assumed
01:43you weren't right or was I wrong we were flirting that's what we were doing well you'll have to
01:54forgive me I've been stuck in this kitchen since Adam was a lad it's true well you must have enjoyed
02:01it or you'd have found a way out well how can you say that I look at you and I
02:07see a moderately
02:08attractive presumably sensible member of the human race what do you mean moderately attractive we
02:14greens are masters of the understatement are we uh flirting now I am so far as I can see you're
02:22thinking about it oh um coffee it's all I've been offered so far you're an intelligent woman you've
02:34probably gathered by now that I had an ulterior motive when I asked you along for this weekend
02:39the thought crossed my mind yes well I did and I don't find it easy to talk about
02:49I really don't take a deep breath and have a try
02:54who in hell's name's that I'd be a bit more polite if I were you that is a customer
03:04ah so that's what they look like
03:06hello I wondered where you'd be does David know
03:12er Louise Carr Barrington Ricketts Charles Ruby
03:16how do you do yes and David does know can I help you Louise
03:21help me what oh I see no well I don't know maybe we were just wondering weren't we Charles
03:29were we oh yes yes yes we were yes
03:33what were you wondering um whether to use Charles's name or mine actually
03:39we're supposed to be down here committing adultery Charles and I
03:45not really committing it you'll have to excuse us Louise why
03:50because Mr Ricketts is my boss and you are embarrassing the life out of both of us
03:55why did you have to choose Brighton for goodness sake
03:58we heard David talking about it my husband's a salesman
04:02fine
04:04Charles yes madam can you take Louise somewhere far away please
04:08gladly this way Mrs Carr but he works for a born-again Christian bye
04:14nice to have met you
04:19well don't look at me I just live next door to her
04:22who was that with her her solicitor
04:27committing adultery with her solicitor
04:30Louise is married to a pig of a man called Desmond who has run off with a woman from Gateshead
04:37his boss is a born-again Bible puncher who disapproves of such shenanigans and so Louise
04:45has agreed to provide evidence of adultery because if she doesn't
04:51Desmond will get the bullet
04:52and Louise will end up with no maintenance
04:57I think
04:59so who's looking after the house and contents while Mrs Carr is on the loose with Mr Cheeryble
05:04you don't think Desmond would empty the house while she's away
05:08yes
05:09Desmond wouldn't do that
05:13that's exactly what Desmond would do
05:18hello
05:19hello Desmond
05:21what's the weather back in Gateshead
05:23well open the curtains
05:25but no no no she's away for the weekend Brighton yes
05:28all right fine bye
05:32Desmond Carr Louise's husband
05:34what's he like
05:35well compared to Desmond slugs are cuddly
05:40what's he going here for he wants to find out where Louise is
05:42Louise is only ever in one of three places at home out buying things or here
05:46annoying the life out of me you'd have died of boredom years ago if it wasn't for Louise
05:50she's my mate Louise and you know why she never puts you down
05:55how did you know that because as a wild guess she's the only one that doesn't
06:02well could we go back to flirting it's a lot more comfortable than being analyzed
06:06men can't stand to talk about what they're thinking look what i think about is what i think
06:11about not what i talk about exactly i mean why is it that women think they've got a god-given
06:15right to know everything including what men are thinking
06:25penny for them
06:28i don't know where to begin
06:30try ulterior motive
06:32it's the obvious place of course
06:35why did you invite me particularly on the training weekend
06:38you ask me that i do knowing how i feel about you
06:43how exactly do you feel about me i really feel i have to know
06:49give me one good reason that's all just one why i should tell you what i'm thinking
06:53it might help you get your office back one good reason that's all just one
06:59what i said it might help you get your office back
07:03do you want to know what i'm thinking
07:06bringing a woman colleague away on a weekend like this is a very delicate matter indeed
07:13i could see that with you i have absolutely no problem whatsoever
07:19i don't know whether to be flattered or annoyed you're straightforward honest you say what you think
07:25you're a remarkably good manager and you do all that without sacrificing your femininity in any way at all
07:33have we got to the ulterior motive yet
07:38do you remember rachel rapner
07:41do i she was going to set the world on fire last year
07:45two years ago actually she was the trainee of the year
07:48i remember she left though suddenly can't think why
07:51it was my first year in charge of management development
07:55i asked her to give a paper to a weekend conference on opportunities for women
08:02to be a good day
08:03this beginning sound awfully familiar
08:05it went as smooth as silk until the actual evening
08:09then her boyfriend arrived to act as a chaperone
08:15she said she'd forgotten her briefcase
08:17can you imagine how embarrassed i felt
08:20i can indeed
08:24so this year i took very great care
08:28that's not something i can afford to have happening twice
08:31no
08:34you have it in the mornings i'll have it in the afternoons
08:37can i have it in the afternoons
08:39why
08:40because it's my office that's why and i'm offering you half of it out of the goodness of my heart
08:44to take it or leave it
08:45you're a hard woman miss terry smith i have got some soft bits mr braithwaite
08:50really where
08:53well it could be fun sharing an office with you
08:56time i was off
08:58i need a bath and a look at my notes
09:00oh and i must phone louise
09:02right
09:02i'll see you later maybe
09:03okie dokie
09:04thanks for the coffee
09:05bye bye
09:08that's funny
09:11belinda's left her briefcase behind
09:14so
09:15i know your husband isn't going to turn up here with blood in his eye looking for a chance to
09:20catch me oppressing you sexually
09:23right
09:25well i expect you need a bit of time to prepare
09:29i'll take myself out of your hair
09:37if that's you desmond she's still in brighton
09:40desmond
09:40it's not desmond is what made you think it was desmond
09:42he's been ringing up here pestering me to find out where louise is
09:45listen that's what i'm ringing you about
09:48barrington thinks
09:49barrington who's barrington oh you mean rat face ricketts do you
09:53having a good time are you gonna have a foursome this evening with charles and louise are you
09:56have you finished good
10:00barrington ricketts thinks that desmond and louise and all this going off to brighton with charles is
10:03a load of rubbish he thinks it's a ploy by desmond to come and steal all the furniture while he
10:08is out of the house
10:09come in what's that got to do with me sorry to interrupt but i can't work louise's hot water it's
10:14either boiling or stone cold
10:16who's that just a minute um it's the woman from next door
10:21the woman from next door is staying in this hotel i have just been talking to her
10:27louise has got a friend staying i can't get the water right she's having a shower or a bath
10:31or something well why didn't you say there was somebody staying at louise's that changes
10:34everything completely i mean there's no way desmond's going to try anything funny if
10:39how do you know she's having a bath she's got a bath robe on um
10:46no no old and fat and ugly but don't be ridiculous whenever i ever adulterated with
10:53our next door neighbor what makes you think i'm going to start now because i'm in brighton
10:58behave yourself breath weight or i'll withdraw all your credit cards did you know you left your
11:04briefcase behind well i'll bring it down to you it's a perfect excuse i can kill two birds with one
11:08stone prove to you that i'm not having it off with theresa
11:11theresa what a nice name and keep an eye on rat face rickets for you just a minute there's someone
11:18at the door
11:24i know i said i'd leave you alone but i wondered if you could let me have a copy of
11:27the handout
11:31a copy of the handout yes please i'm not i'm not giving them out till tomorrow
11:38oh well i mean it's it's so off-putting you know you're doing your turn and everybody in the
11:41audience is just uh reading the handout turning the pages as they go so uh i'm giving them out
11:46tomorrow for them to read at their leisure interesting idea well if you're sure
11:56there's a mixing valve in the airing cupboard if you hang on i'll come and show you how to set
11:59it
11:59it'll be safer if you just tell me why this bathroom is all i've got on
12:04is it yes oh oh what oh nothing uh mixing valve airing cupboard are you still there well of course
12:15i'm still here so i'll bring the case down then eh um no no well oh i mean i mean
12:20yes i mean it's
12:21it's a good idea but it's just that uh well louise is relying on you i thought you said desmond
12:25wouldn't dare try anything if someone was staying in the house uh david you honestly can't expect an
12:31old lady to stand up to desmond on her own can you yes so um i'll see you tomorrow all
12:38right when i
12:39get home right you are then mind how you go hello jess look i want you to do something for
12:50me get hold of
12:51ned and go to the bank tell him that i want some more handouts copying
13:02you
13:36right I want you all to listen to me they're going to be some changes made
13:41around here discipline is to be reintroduced and with it good manners the
13:48manager let us say myself will be addressed as sir at all times except
13:54Christmas when for one hour prior to closing time on Christmas Eve selected
13:59members of the staff will be invited into the small interview room to partake of a
14:04small glass of sherry wine at this time these same members of the staff will be
14:09encouraged to address the manager as mr. race secretaries will not be invited to
14:17partake in this seasonal celebration that's a relief how did you get in some
14:23callous idiot left the door open do you want me to help you or not I mean I
14:29don't care to tell you the truth I've got better things to do with my Saturday
14:32mornings than to sit in here with you while you manufacture alibis for your
14:35feminist friends you mean like sitting in Tesco's car park while Estelle talks
14:39about you to the checkout woman Estelle is waiting for me you have exactly 20
14:43minutes if it's not done by then whatever it is I'm off
14:45look if I could do this without you I would you know that however you are the
14:51key holder and as such you need to be here you don't have to be polite you
14:55don't have to be good-looking all you have to be is here while I do some
14:59relating then you can go home and watch grandstand right tell you what what you do
15:04some stapling and I'll take you through another stage of life skills tuition I'm
15:10not at all sure about this you know Estelle is starting to look at me in a
15:14very strange manner Ned Estelle has always looked at you in a very strange
15:18manner I've seen your wedding photographs when when have you seen my wedding
15:22photographs Estelle brought them to aerobics what for well we were having an
15:27argument about morning dress Jenny Hayward said that all men look good in
15:31morning suits my fault I didn't tell them they wouldn't listen I always look
15:37better when I merge into the background she's done all this once why do we have
15:42to do it again and are we getting get paid overtime for doing it you will earn
15:45your bosses on dying gratitude doesn't explain why she wants two sets of
15:50handouts though does it ours is not to reason why ours is just to do or die
15:55maybe she wouldn't mock fine poetry it's poetry like that that made Britain
16:02great what you're looking like that for you lovely really aren't you deep down
16:08inside to just a little bundle of chuckles when you're sarcastic I mean it I'm
16:17going to the men's room you don't have to go just because of me you know it's
16:21unaccustomed kindness my system won't take it
16:29oh hello David
16:31Royal Albion on the front right thanks Jess bye hi where exactly is the mixing
16:38switch I'll come and show you no on second thoughts you stay here I'll put it on the
16:42correct setting how hot can it get oh the water yes of course the water medium
16:49please right medium hello can I speak to Mrs Braithwaite please thanks it's the
16:56bank teller right water medium thanks oh will you keep an eye out for Desmond this
17:03weekend I may have to go to Brighton well I will when I'm here what do you mean
17:07while you're here I've got meetings most of the weekend I really only planned on
17:10sleeping here well Belinda thinks that Desmond might make a concerted effort to
17:14remove his share of the household goods and chattels um anyway don't mind you
17:18take your bath or shower or whatever I'll sort it out what are you gonna do I've got a
17:23little plan to fix Desmond's little red wagon I love the way you do that what that
17:32saucy little knees bend as you shake everything back into place
17:37is nothing sacred to you nothing at all I might have no secrets no dignity sorry
17:46what I said I was sorry it's an apology I've never heard you apologize before now
17:53what are you up to I wouldn't take the Mickey out of you if you weren't such an
17:56easy target you shouldn't be so pompous pompous me I'm not pompous I'm what I'm
18:07pompous dignified and you'd have been wrong come on get your walking stick the
18:12copies are finished we're off where we're going Brighton for the weekend I can't go
18:16to Brighton I've got to get back to Tesco's Terry I've changed the lock there's only one
18:26key I've put it through the letterbox just keep the back door bolted and coming out the
18:30front you haven't locked the back door have you of course I have not the back door good I don't
18:39have to it locked itself I'm getting to here where's the key I've just put it through the letterbox
18:57what should we do now well one of the options which is definitely closed there's another damn
19:02walk that's for sure shall I do that I'm quite good at massaging feet may cause a bit of a
19:09stir
19:09this looks a bit of a snooty place it does doesn't it I've never actually been to a really snooty
19:17place
19:17before I love it when the wait is a rude to you and you've still got enough money left to
19:22pay the
19:22bill you do look as if you're enjoying yourselves we are aren't we Charles well most of us are but
19:32my foot's opted out but most the rest of me has joined him with a will oh have some shampoo
19:38Lucinda
19:38oh I better not Charles I'm in enough trouble as it is I left the handouts at home I wouldn't
19:44have thought you'd have needed handouts here actually sorry there aren't many beggars around
19:51doesn't it I mean Charles and I went for a walk earlier and nobody asked us for anything did they
19:56Charles no it's it's not that kind of handout Louise it's a summary of the paper that I'm giving this
20:03evening oh well why don't you get David to bring them down then and we can all have some dinner
20:08afterwards and then maybe we could play a trivial pursuit or something pursuing you my dear would
20:13never be trivial told you once Charles this is a dirty weekend in theory only
20:21have I remember is fading you know there was a time when I could have remembered everything in the
20:28utmost detail why don't you ask David I would if it went for a rather unfortunate set of circumstances
20:39you see I anticipated that Barrington Ricketts would make a pass at me this weekend
20:45so I arranged a little subterfuge I left the handouts at home in my briefcase as insurance
20:52so that I could ring David and he would come galloping down here to my rescue
20:57young lock in bar road from out of the west with a ruddy gray arrow straight through his chest
21:07yeah I'm not exactly sure if that's how it goes but um definitely the sort of thing
21:14sorry chaps anyway it seems as though I have completely and utterly misjudged Mr Ricketts the
21:21last thing he has on his mind is seducing me how do you know he told me yes but what
21:27if he's lying
21:29what if he's got the next door bedroom and he turns up at midnight with a bottle of champagne and
21:42a
21:42that's why I changed the lock we've got to get you out of that bathrobe would you care to rephrase
21:46that and in some proper clothes Belinda's won't fit you and mine wouldn't suit you well don't you
21:52know any other women well not well enough to borrow clothes from no it would have to be someone with
21:56a
21:56real sense of the ridiculous I know Jessica have you ever tried to stand up to Estelle yes I have
22:06as a
22:06fact once what happened her mother came to stay for three weeks don't say anything unconventional
22:14this is still a bank even on the Saturday who is it I don't know but he wants to borrow
22:21a blouse and
22:22a skirt after I sorted out all that flim flam with Desmond about him pretending to get the sack and
22:30everything he came clean flim flam he said he'd be too ashamed to face me when he came to collect
22:36his
22:36things so I agreed to go away for a couple of days he's gonna pick everything up from the house
22:41this
22:41weekend why didn't you say he asked me not to and anyway I wanted you to think I'd be interesting
22:50enough to to go away with someone for the weekend oh good here comes Casanova hi everything all set
23:04uh fine thanks I've I've been thinking about those handouts oh I have done something totally
23:13uncharacteristic I've left one of the most important elements at home in my briefcase I can't think how it
23:20happened it might be a blessing in disguise as a matter of fact I don't see why I want to
23:26add a
23:26short covering appraisal of performance to each course member you can send them all out together on
23:31Monday you must be psychic oh by the way there isn't going to be a big dinner after this evening
23:38session everybody wants to see a bit of the town so we're all making separate arrangements fine
23:44had you anything planned not as such no of course you've only just found out haven't you
23:53well maybe we'll see each other later on
23:59he's sort of creepy isn't he it would certainly seem that way yes what are you gonna do I'm gonna
24:07get
24:07David down here women look stop worrying Ned I'll go with you and tell Estelle you were unavoidably
24:17detained oh right have you got the handouts uh in the briefcase right um would you mind looking up
24:23for me Jess oh you look very nice I can give you a lift to the town hall if you
24:27like lovely right bye
24:33women are at a disadvantage in business not least because they are still regarded as something less
24:39than men this is not an attitude that will change overnight or even over the next few years I have
24:47heard it said that it is women who will have to adapt to fit in to be accepted it is
24:54not women who
24:54will have to change gentlemen it is you to return briefly however to the main issue that of sexual
25:04harassment I would ask you to remember one thing a carelessly placed hand on the shoulder is as
25:13sexually invasive of a woman's body as a more blatant gesture would be be careful where you put your hands
25:37how was it very good not too heavy just heavy enough I thought there's something I want you to
25:44have shall I open it now too many curious eyes read it later and let me know what you think
25:51of it
25:53have you decided what you're doing about dinner I've I think I'll get an early night
26:09room service you are brilliant you must have driven like the wind it was nothing
26:15for you anything and besides I didn't get anything for my evening meal Charles and Louise want to go for
26:20a
26:20late Chinese wonderful afterwards we can have something to eat had any uh any trouble with
26:27right-faced rickets oh look I'm sorry I had to drag you down here I'm sure it was just being
26:31paranoid
26:35very catching paranoia isn't it I saw you parking very good here you are what's this for well thank you
26:54oh I'm a little
26:56premature. you haven't told him yet. haven't told me? what haven't you told me?
27:02it's good news. at least I think it is. I'll be off. leave you to talk. bye.
27:13what haven't you told me Bill and why does it need champagne to reinforce it?
27:17you know they just arrived only had time to say hello. true. in any case it's not
27:24something I'm sure you're gonna be as pleased about as Barry is. Barry? you call
27:29him Barry? I call him Barry but I think of him as ratface. what haven't you told me
27:35Bill? I want to know whether to drink that champagne or smash someone on the head
27:40with it. so what do you think? well if the bank want to provide an office for me why
27:45should I complain? anything's better than being messed about by Maxwell and the
27:48town council. let me see the letter again. 11 High Street provision for office
27:54facilities at 11 High... 11 High Street? that's your bank address. there's a little
28:00room at the back. what in your bank? is this ratface Ricketts revenge I ask
28:06myself? revenge for what? why did he bring you champagne Bill? well so that you and I
28:11could celebrate the fact that you can actually start work at last you know
28:14without any more shilly-shallying. well he didn't know I was here. he didn't even
28:17know I was coming. so you parked the car. well he must have very good eyes Bill.
28:21what do you mean? I parked in the multi-storey car park half a mile away.
28:27why did he bring champagne to your room Bill?
28:29you
28:31and
28:43you
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