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00:06Would 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 mother 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.
01:01Yes?
01:03Oh, no, no, nothing.
01:05Oh.
01:06Oh, gosh.
01:08Right.
01:08Um, well, thank you for the most delicious Kedjari.
01:14Hmph!
01:17Have a good day.
01:18You too.
01:30How do you fancy a trip to the seaside?
01:34Have a good day.
01:34Have a good day.
01:37Have a good day.
01:50Have a good day.
01:52Have a good day.
01:53Have a good day.
01:53Have a good day.
01:53Have a good day.
01:53Have a good day.
01:55Have a good day.
02:26So is it still the same as you remember?
02:28It is.
02:30Every summer, as a child,
02:32I come down here and play with all the local children on the beach.
02:35Did you used to play pirates?
02:37Yes.
02:38They were the pirates.
02:40I was the customs man who caught.
02:42Of course.
02:44Shame we have so much work to do, though.
02:47If only we had an army of helpers.
02:50Surprise!
02:52What the...
02:54How did...
02:55Well, you said your auntie Pat needed some help.
02:58I thought it would be a nice surprise for you.
03:01Well, it's definitely a surprise.
03:03We're very keen to get to work, Inspector,
03:05so you can have more time with your wife.
03:08Oh, this place is amazing.
03:09I've seen pictures of the seaside,
03:11but I never knew the sand was so warm and so soft.
03:14Well, Brenda, you've...
03:16You've never actually been to the seaside before.
03:18Well, my mum died when I was seven.
03:20We've never got to go on holidays.
03:23Ahoy there, landlubbers!
03:25Oh, Auntie Pat!
03:30Hello! Hello, hello!
03:33You must be Isabel.
03:35Oh, how lovely.
03:37How lovely to put a face to that melodious voice.
03:40Lovely to meet you.
03:42Oh, Auntie Pat, how are you?
03:44Marvellous, darling.
03:45But what's happened to you, your skin and bone?
03:47Aren't you feeding him?
03:49Oh, I do give him three square mils a day.
03:50I'm only teasing.
03:52Mind you, actually, you have to keep your eye on this one around food.
03:56When he was a boy, he used to sneak into the kitchen
03:59searching for the chocolate profiteroles.
04:02We used to call him Edgar the Chocolate Heffalump.
04:06Don't tell me.
04:07Father Brown.
04:09And Sergeant Goodfellow.
04:10And, um, Brenda.
04:12Hi.
04:13It's nice to meet you.
04:14We're here to help in any way that we can.
04:16Oh, you know this is manna.
04:18Manna from heaven.
04:19Because there is just so much that has to be done.
04:23I see you've been picking wild crabs.
04:25Yes, well, they make very nice table decorations, right?
04:29Let us get you all checked in.
04:31Follow me.
04:35Come along, you chocolate heffalump.
04:45Raymond?
04:47Raymond?
04:49Raymond?
04:51Raymond?
04:52Yes, dear.
04:53That is my name.
04:54Thank you for reminding me.
04:56When are you going to hang this picture up?
04:58I am rather busy trying to organise a gala dinner.
05:01If you didn't spend so much time arguing,
05:02you might actually be ready by now.
05:03I'm just Parkinson.
05:06Oh, my word.
05:07Oh, my word.
05:08Who 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,
05:20who have worked here for 30 years.
05:22In fact, they met and married here.
05:24Oh, isn't that nice?
05:29Yes, so I think we have a double room with the sea view.
05:33Oh, yes.
05:34I'll sort that.
05:35So tonight, we are having a rehearsal of the 1920s themed dinner.
05:39We are testing a few of the recipes we're serving tomorrow,
05:43but there's so much work to do, so many jobs.
05:46Window cleaning, gardening.
05:48I could help with that.
05:50And I'm a dab-an with a chamois leather.
05:52Oh.
05:53Well, come along.
05:54Yes.
05:56Raymond?
05:58What is all this mess?
06:00Mr 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.
06:09Yes, put those flowers in water before they wilt.
06:12Yes, Mrs Crabtree.
06:14And for me.
06:16Tink.
06:20She's such a character, Aunty Pat.
06:22No-one would argue with that.
06:25Although, did she seem a bit peaky?
06:27Peaky?
06:28What do you mean?
06:29The way she was leaning on reception.
06:31Just a bit fragile.
06:34Aunty Pat's as fragile as a Sherman tank.
06:37If you say so.
06:39And I am sorry if my surprise turned out to be more of a shock.
06:44Yes.
06:45What's supposed to be our honeymoon, not a parish outing?
06:48I know.
06:49But we will spend more time together.
06:52Once we've got through all our jobs.
06:59Do you think I should wear these earrings tonight?
07:01Yes.
07:02You didn't even look at them.
07:03Because I'm busy organising tonight's dinner, tomorrow night's garbler, 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.
07:17Max Fisher.
07:19Raymond.
07:21Cynthia.
07:21How are you?
07:23How are you?
07:24We're fine.
07:25We're good, actually.
07:28Mrs. 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.
07:42We'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.
07:52Sharp shears.
07:53I'm sure that the hydrangeas will grow back again.
07:57What are you doing here?
08:00I'm just checking into your most expensive room.
08:15Oh, Edgar, don't you look smart.
08:18Yes, do come and sit down.
08:21Now then, Aunty Pat.
08:23Mm-hmm.
08:24Are you all right?
08:27Yes.
08:28Yes, I'm always all right.
08:30It's the rest of the world that's all wrong.
08:32I thought as much.
08:33I'm glad to hear it.
08:36Shall I show the guests in, Mrs. Parkinson?
08:38Oh, yes, yes.
08:40Come one, come all.
08:42Oh.
08:45Straight through.
08:46Straight through.
08:47Where would you like me to sit?
08:49Um, just on the other side of Edgar.
08:51And then we can fight over him.
08:53Please, everybody else, just sit wherever you like.
08:57That is an awful lot of cutlery, which is normally a good sign.
09:00Well, we are serving a three-course dinner.
09:03Followed by putty fours.
09:06And, er, lots of profiteroles.
09:09Oh, good news for you, Mr. Effelope.
09:12Er, thank you, Miss Palmer.
09:14Father Brown.
09:15Champagne?
09:17Well, that is a very easy question to answer.
09:21Yes, please.
09:23Oh, quickly.
09:25Yes, yes.
09:25Quickly.
09:26Get out of practice, Raymond.
09:30Max.
09:32Oh, I had a feeling that you might join us.
09:35Please, er, 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.
09:54And the table.
09:58Madame et monsieur.
10:03The Palace Hotel has stood on this site for an eye on 70 years,
10:08constantly battled by the cruel sea.
10:10But the sea yields up treasure,
10:14and you will taste that treasure in our bouillie bays.
10:18Bon appétit.
10:19Please do start.
10:20I can't bear cold food.
10:22Right.
10:33It's, um, how is it for you, Father?
10:38It tastes very much of the sea.
10:41It's extremely salty.
10:43What?
10:44Well, I...
10:45I can't think why it would be.
10:47I was terribly careful with the seasoning.
10:51A bit.
10:54None for me.
11:00This is all you're doing, isn't it?
11:03That's a very serious accusation.
11:05Would you care to repeat it?
11:07Oh, actually, I...
11:09I might have put too much salt in.
11:12Ah, yes.
11:12Too many cooks.
11:13Well, let's hope you get things sorted
11:16before the inspector gets here.
11:19How do you know about that?
11:20Oh, when you move in the circles I move in,
11:22you hear things, and, er...
11:25Yes.
11:26Mr. Wendell.
11:27Remember your old work colleague, Max Bishop?
11:30He's been seen wandering round town.
11:33Yes.
11:34I know.
11:36Just remember, I got rid of you once before,
11:40and I can get rid of you again.
11:47Mrs. Parkinson!
11:49Nice to see you.
11:51Sergeant Oldham.
11:52How are Julia and the little ones?
11:55Not so little now, I imagine.
11:57We're all very well, thank you.
12:00Good.
12:02Well, 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.
12:16Aunty Pat.
12:18No, I should never have risen to the bait.
12:22I'm, er...
12:23I'm going to leave you now
12:24in the capable hands of Cynthia and Raymond.
12:28Good night.
12:43I do hope Aunty Pat's all right.
12:46That man really seemed to upset her.
12:49Well, she's a tough old thing.
12:52She certainly gives as good as she gets.
12:54She does.
12:57What's that?
13:00It's a bucket.
13:02Ah, underneath it.
13:19Oh!
13:32Thank you, Father.
13:35What a terrible way for a man to meet his maker.
13:39Indeed.
13:40I suspect he was hit over the head,
13:42the blunt object,
13:43before being buried as the tide came in.
13:45That is my hypothesis.
13:48What about that dark stain on his forehead?
13:50Any idea what that is?
13:52Inspector, I'm sure you do a marvellous job
13:55in your leafy little village,
13:56but, er...
13:57you leave things to us, eh?
13:59Enjoy your holiday.
14:10Any idea who killed him?
14:13Technically, that would be the sea,
14:16which also did a very good job
14:18of washing away most of the evidence.
14:29Hello.
14:31What's going on?
14:32I'm afraid one of your guests has been murdered,
14:34Mrs Wendell.
14:35No, Mr Bishop.
14:38Max!
14:41Sergeant Oldham?
14:43Yes, Father.
14:44There's a champagne bottle in this bin.
14:47And?
14:48It's unopened.
14:49It's bloodstained.
14:50And it comes from the Palace Hotel.
14:55Ladies and gentlemen,
14:57thank you for your cooperation thus far.
15:00We believe the murder took place
15:02between 8 o'clock,
15:03when Mr Bishop was dining here,
15:05and midnight,
15:06when the tide was high.
15:07I need to know all of your movements
15:09after 8.
15:12Well, I was serving dinner
15:14to these good people here,
15:16and then,
15:17at about 9 o'clock,
15:18I locked up and went briefly outside
15:20to inspect the grounds.
15:21Can anyone corroborate your version of events?
15:24Yes, I can.
15:25I was with him the whole time.
15:27Every single second?
15:29Mostly.
15:30We worked together.
15:32We went outside together.
15:34Then we went to bed just after 10.
15:3610.
15:37Mrs Parkinson!
15:39What?
15:39Yes?
15:41Where did you go
15:42after you stormed out of the restaurant?
15:44Stormed?
15:45I went upstairs
15:47to make a list
15:48of all the jobs
15:49that needed doing
15:50before today's inspection.
15:52So now,
15:53can we please get a move on?
15:55Aren't you, Pat?
15:56Well,
15:57it doesn't look good
15:57if you lose your temper.
16:00Oh.
16:01Patricia Parkinson!
16:02I'm arresting you
16:03for the murder of Max Bishop.
16:05On what grounds?
16:06There were two sets of fingerprints
16:07on the murder weapon.
16:08A bottle of champagne.
16:10Mr Bishop himself.
16:11And Mrs Parkinson's.
16:13Well, yes,
16:13it was my champagne,
16:15but because it came from my cellar.
16:18We are not obliged to say anything,
16:19but anything you say
16:20may be given in evidence.
16:22This way, please.
16:23But this is ridiculous.
16:25I don't think they'd be happy
16:25with a relative
16:26barging into the station.
16:27Although they might
16:28allow a visit from a priest.
16:34Tell me about Mr Bishop.
16:36Well,
16:3730 years ago,
16:38I sacked him.
16:39He worked
16:40at the hotel
16:41as a bellboy,
16:42and I found
16:43he was stealing
16:44from the guest's room.
16:46You know,
16:47in the hotel industry,
16:49that's a mortal sin.
16:52So,
16:52a man who bears
16:53a grudge on you
16:55walks in
16:56when the hotel
16:58is in trouble.
17:00Things aren't going
17:01very well,
17:02are they?
17:04No.
17:06No,
17:07we are.
17:08We are at rock bottom.
17:12I've taken out
17:13loan after loan,
17:14and if things
17:16don't improve,
17:17then the bank
17:17will take the hotel.
17:19And that's why
17:20you invited
17:21Anderson's Guide
17:22to inspect.
17:23Er,
17:24well,
17:24yes,
17:24one last roll
17:25of the dice.
17:27Was
17:28anyone else
17:30upset
17:31at Mr Bishop's
17:33reappearance?
17:34Well,
17:35I didn't think
17:36Raymond was
17:36too delighted.
17:38Of course,
17:38back in the day,
17:39they were great friends,
17:41Cynthia Raymond
17:42and Max.
17:43I did,
17:44I did used to think
17:46that Max
17:46got in the way
17:47a bit.
17:49Were Mr and Mrs Wendell
17:51married at that point?
17:52No.
17:53It was only
17:54after Max left
17:55that Raymond
17:56popped the question.
17:58In fact,
17:59I wonder
18:00if Max
18:02didn't come back
18:02not to humiliate
18:04me,
18:05but to seduce
18:07Cynthia.
18:08Why do you say that?
18:10Well,
18:10yesterday
18:11when I was preparing
18:12the buoy baths,
18:14I could hear
18:15Max and Raymond
18:16arguing.
18:23Oh,
18:24Father,
18:24you've been a while.
18:25How is she?
18:26Your aunt
18:26is bearing up.
18:28Of course she is.
18:29She's as strong as not.
18:31She's very keen
18:32that we make
18:32this evening
18:33a success.
18:34I think it's
18:35more important
18:36than we solve
18:36the murder.
18:37Well,
18:37perhaps by doing
18:38one,
18:39it will help us
18:39do the other.
18:49Right,
18:50Mrs Parkinson's
18:51left her to-do list.
18:51Would you like me
18:52to type it up?
18:52No,
18:53Raymond.
18:53We actually have to do something.
18:54What time is Mavis getting here?
18:56Mavis left a note.
18:57She's resigned.
18:58Oh,
18:58no.
18:59Right,
18:59I've managed to sort
19:00those wonky tables out
19:01and we've swept all the floors.
19:02Is there anything else
19:03we can do to help?
19:04No,
19:05we're beyond help.
19:07The best thing now
19:08would be to board up
19:09all the doors
19:10and hang a condemned sign
19:11outside.
19:12Hello,
19:13how are we getting on?
19:14We're about to give up completely.
19:16What?
19:17Cancelling this evening
19:18and telling Andersons
19:19we're not ready.
19:20You do realise
19:20my aunt has given
19:2150 years of her life
19:22to this place?
19:23Yes,
19:24but she's not here
19:25and it was always
19:26her hand on the tiller
19:28that steered us
19:28through the rocks.
19:30Mrs Parkinson's
19:31been your employer
19:32for 30 years.
19:33I'm sure she hoped
19:35that if she had to step back,
19:37you would step forward.
19:39We also have
19:40a financial difficulty.
19:41She's left a long
19:42ingredients list
19:43and no actual money.
19:45Fine.
19:45I'll go down
19:46to the market.
19:48I'll come with you.
19:49And I can service
19:50some rooms.
19:51I have worked
19:51in hotels before.
19:53I can do some cooking.
19:54Can I be your sous chef?
19:56Of course.
19:57I shall polish the silver.
19:58I will assist.
20:02Am I right in saying
20:03you have worked here
20:05since the 1920s?
20:06Mm-hmm.
20:07You and Cynthia
20:08and Matt.
20:11Sorry.
20:12Allow me.
20:16So what did you think
20:18when Max Bishop
20:19turned up again?
20:21Mrs Parkinson's
20:22seems to think
20:22he once had designs
20:23on your wife.
20:26No.
20:27No, of course not.
20:29No?
20:30No.
20:31We were pals.
20:33Back then,
20:34the three of us,
20:35we were the,
20:35well,
20:36they were the happiest
20:36times of my life.
20:37Yes, Max was sacked
20:38for stealing,
20:39but not for stealing,
20:40not for stealing
20:41my girlfriend.
20:44You were overheard
20:45yesterday
20:46having an argument
20:47with Mr Bishop.
20:48Hmm.
20:49You said,
20:50and I quote,
20:51leave her alone,
20:52please,
20:53just leave her alone.
20:55Yes,
20:55I did,
20:56but I was not
20:56talking about Cynthia.
20:58No?
21:01When Max arrived,
21:02he said some rather
21:03nasty things
21:04about Mrs Parkinson's,
21:05so I let him settle
21:06into his room,
21:07and when he came
21:07downstairs,
21:08I told him to stop,
21:09leave her alone.
21:11What did he say to that?
21:12He told me to face
21:14the facts.
21:15The Palace Hotel
21:16is doomed,
21:16and he's the only one
21:17who could save it.
21:19What do you think
21:20he meant?
21:22I don't know.
21:23I told him
21:24I didn't want to hear it,
21:25and if you'll excuse me,
21:26I need to go
21:26and find some fish forks.
21:29Thank you,
21:30Miss Palmer,
21:31most helpful.
21:34Whoa.
21:34Who could afford
21:36a room like this?
21:37That is what we are here
21:39to find out.
21:41Mr Bishop
21:42claimed he came here
21:44to save the palace,
21:46and I'm keen
21:47to find out how.
21:50What's this?
21:58Oh.
22:00Plans for the hotel
22:02divided into
22:03eight flats.
22:05So that's his game.
22:06He's a property developer.
22:10Look.
22:14Meet me at Brandreth Bay,
22:16nine o'clock.
22:18That's the beach
22:19where they found him.
22:22Was he killed
22:23by the person
22:24to whom
22:24he sent this note?
22:26I should probably
22:27make the bed.
22:28The inspector
22:29will come in here.
22:30Good idea.
22:37What's this?
22:43Ah, yes.
22:44I know whose ear
22:46that belongs to.
22:51Right, here we are.
22:52Enough fish
22:53to start your own aquarium.
22:55Oh, Edgar,
22:56you've saved the day.
22:57You always do.
22:58Right, well,
22:59can I suggest
23:00I'll read out the recipe
23:01and allocate jobs
23:02as I go.
23:03No, Raymond.
23:04No.
23:05Just no, Raymond.
23:09Would you like to
23:10help me with the windows?
23:12Yes.
23:13Yes, of course.
23:14Yes.
23:20Are you all right,
23:21Mrs. Wendell?
23:22Yes.
23:23Just a little bit stressed.
23:24We've got this
23:25rather complicated
23:27boo-a-bays to make
23:28which means
23:28that we have
23:29fish to fill it
23:30and 22 herbs
23:32and spices
23:32and we haven't even
23:33started the stock yet.
23:34That does seem
23:35a Herculean effort.
23:36Yes, but if we want
23:37to get into
23:38the Anderson's Guide...
23:39You like to try
23:40making things
23:41people like to eat?
23:44Oh.
23:46Oh, yes,
23:47you're right.
23:49We could change
23:50the menu.
23:52Oh, fish pie!
23:54Everyone loves
23:55fish pie.
23:56Mrs. Wendell,
23:57may I have a word?
23:59Yes.
24:07I'm sorry, Father,
24:08but I'm really
24:09very busy.
24:10Yes, I can see.
24:13Must put an awful
24:14strain on your marriage.
24:16Marriage?
24:17What's that?
24:19They used to be
24:19married once.
24:21I...
24:22I mean,
24:22I do love Raymond.
24:24It's just
24:25we're married
24:26to the hotel.
24:26I noticed
24:27you have separate
24:29rooms.
24:30Well,
24:31yes.
24:33Separate lives,
24:34actually.
24:35Was it ever
24:36a happy marriage?
24:38We were happy
24:40before we were
24:41married,
24:42when it was just
24:43the three of us.
24:45Me,
24:46Raymond,
24:46and
24:47Max.
24:48Ah, yes.
24:50Mr. Bishop.
24:52Did you notice
24:54yesterday
24:56he was last
24:57into dinner
24:58because I believe
25:00he was in the
25:01kitchen
25:01over-salting
25:03the Bweerbays?
25:05I think so.
25:09But you took
25:10responsibility
25:11for his sabotage,
25:12which seems strange,
25:14unless you felt
25:16in some way
25:16responsible.
25:21I read
25:22the papers,
25:22you see,
25:24and I knew
25:25Max had done
25:26very well
25:27for himself,
25:28so I wrote
25:29and told him
25:30we were in trouble
25:31and was there
25:32any chance
25:33of alone?
25:35But it soon
25:36became clear
25:36he was not
25:38here to help.
25:39He'd just come
25:39to humiliate us.
25:41What did you do
25:43to stop him?
25:44Nothing.
25:45I just tried
25:46to avoid him.
25:49And yet
25:52I found this
25:54by his bed.
26:01All right.
26:05When Raymond
26:06went round
26:07to speak with him,
26:09I sneaked
26:10into his room
26:10to look round.
26:13I imagine
26:14you saw
26:15his plans
26:15to turn
26:16the hotel
26:17into flats.
26:18I did.
26:19And I was just
26:20staring at them
26:21horrified.
26:23And Max
26:24came in
26:25and grabbed me.
26:26So that must be
26:27when I lost
26:27the earring.
26:29I see.
26:30He said
26:30this place
26:32destroyed him
26:33and now
26:33he's going
26:34to destroy it.
26:36Do you know
26:37he used to steal
26:38from people's rooms?
26:40Only small amounts
26:42so no one knew.
26:43But Mrs. Parkinson
26:44found out
26:45and she called
26:46the police.
26:48I don't suppose
26:49you remember
26:50the name
26:51of the arresting
26:51officer?
26:56What can I say?
26:58He was a wrong one.
26:59I made sure
26:59he suffered
27:00the full force
27:01of the law.
27:02Except
27:03I've spoken
27:05to Scotland Yard.
27:07Max Bishop
27:07has no criminal
27:08record whatsoever.
27:10So
27:12you
27:13let him go
27:14but told
27:15everyone
27:15you charged him.
27:17A long time ago.
27:18I don't
27:19exactly recall.
27:21Mr. Bishop
27:21remembered you
27:22vividly.
27:24He asked
27:25after your wife
27:25and children.
27:27I imagine
27:2830 years ago
27:30you had
27:31a young
27:31family
27:33and not
27:34much money.
27:39Perhaps
27:39we should
27:40talk to
27:40his senior
27:40officer
27:41father.
27:42All right.
27:43He did
27:44offer me
27:44a certain
27:44sum.
27:46But believe
27:47me
27:48it was hard
27:49getting by
27:49in five
27:50pound a week.
27:50You took
27:51a bribe
27:51from a
27:52criminal
27:52suspect.
27:54Max
27:54said he'd
27:54leave town
27:55and never
27:56darken our
27:56doors again.
27:57I really
27:57don't see
27:58what the
27:58harm was.
27:59Sergeant
28:00Oldham
28:01many people
28:02would say
28:03that punishment
28:03can be a
28:04valuable life
28:05lesson.
28:07A lesson
28:07you failed
28:08to teach
28:09Max Bishop.
28:11Now
28:14I think
28:15you've had
28:15more than
28:16enough time
28:16to question
28:17my aunt.
28:19Well
28:21that was
28:22the worst
28:22holiday I've
28:23ever had.
28:25Auntie Pat
28:26we need to
28:26have a talk.
28:27No I need
28:28to get back
28:28to the hotel.
28:29Raymond and
28:30Cynthia
28:30they can't
28:31make a
28:31decision
28:31without me.
28:32I'll leave
28:33you two
28:33to talk.
28:38Why didn't
28:39you tell me
28:39that the hotel
28:40was in
28:40difficulty?
28:41It isn't.
28:42The palace
28:43is a luxury
28:44ocean line
28:46it just so
28:46happens that
28:47it's floating
28:48in a sea
28:48of mediocrity.
28:50Yes and
28:50its suppliers
28:51have told me
28:51they think
28:52it could be
28:52about to
28:53sink.
28:54Yes well
28:55things are
28:56a bit
28:57grim but
28:57I believe
28:59that we're
28:59just about
29:00to turn a
29:00corner.
29:01And I realise
29:02that I have
29:03been saying
29:03that for
29:04several years.
29:05Yes and
29:06you've been
29:06working yourself
29:0718 hours a
29:08day now.
29:09Do you think
29:09that can be
29:09good for you?
29:11If I didn't
29:12work I
29:13wouldn't know
29:13what to do.
29:14Know how
29:15hard it is
29:16to abandon
29:17a place
29:18that you've
29:18loved and
29:19cherished for
29:19your whole
29:20life for
29:2050 years.
29:22Besides it
29:23means a lot
29:23to you.
29:25What do you
29:25mean?
29:26You know
29:26what I mean.
29:29Whenever your
29:29parents used
29:31to have a bit
29:31of difficulties
29:33then they got
29:34me to look
29:34after you
29:36at the palace.
29:37It was home
29:39away from
29:39home.
29:40Aunty Pat
29:41it's not
29:41the palace
29:41I care
29:42about.
29:43It's just
29:44a pile of
29:44bricks and
29:45mortar and
29:45some very
29:46comfortable
29:47bedding.
29:49The woman
29:50who runs
29:50it.
29:52I love
29:52her.
29:54I rather
29:55worry that
29:55she's not
29:56looking after
29:56herself properly.
30:00Well.
30:01Um.
30:02She's
30:03rather fond
30:04of you.
30:06Edgar.
30:07I have
30:08no choice.
30:09I just
30:10have to
30:10keep going.
30:11So will
30:12you kindly
30:12take me
30:13back to
30:13the luxury
30:14liner before
30:15the management
30:16manage to
30:17sink it?
30:25There you go.
30:26What do you
30:27think?
30:27Oh, it's
30:28magnificent.
30:30Oh.
30:31Have you
30:31thought about
30:32a career in
30:32interior design?
30:34Oh, not really.
30:35Thank you, though.
30:35If I spend
30:36one more
30:37moment in
30:38that kitchen,
30:39I think I'm
30:39going to
30:39melt.
30:40Agreed.
30:41Oh.
30:42Oh.
30:43Oh, this is
30:45extraordinary.
30:47Oh.
30:48It feels like
30:50we've gone back
30:50in time.
30:52To the glory
30:53days.
30:54Oh.
30:55I managed to
30:56get rid of all
30:56the mould.
30:57And the mess.
30:59And our most
31:00annoying guest has
31:01kicked the bucket.
31:02But don't mention
31:03any of that to
31:04the man from
31:05Anderson's.
31:09Hello.
31:10And you are?
31:12Timothy Moon.
31:13The man from
31:14Anderson's.
31:15Mr Moon.
31:17Mr Moon, please.
31:20Please forgive my
31:21wife's peculiar
31:22sense of humour.
31:24Well, I can
31:25forgive most
31:25things.
31:26But what I do
31:27not appreciate
31:28is being made
31:28to wait at
31:29the station.
31:30Where was
31:31Mrs Parkinson
31:31who's been
31:32badgering me
31:32for the past
31:33six months?
31:33Mrs Parkinson?
31:34Mrs Parkinson?
31:35Not well.
31:36Very not well.
31:37Her glands have
31:38swollen up like
31:39watermelons.
31:40Yes, there's
31:41quite enough
31:42about my glands.
31:44Hello, I'm
31:44Patricia Parkinson.
31:46Timothy Moon.
31:47Mr Moon,
31:47you would not
31:48believe the day
31:49that I've had.
31:50Are you ready
31:51for the grand
31:52tour?
31:53I must get
31:53my clipboard.
31:56You certainly
31:57made some
31:58unexpected choices.
32:00Yes, it's
32:01better than I
32:02expected.
32:05It is
32:06splendid.
32:23Followable?
32:25Oh, well, we
32:26must leave some
32:27to the inspector
32:28but...
32:36Raymond!
32:39Raymond!
32:40What is it, dear?
32:41Why haven't you
32:42hung up that
32:42picture?
32:43Because I'm in
32:43the middle of
32:44trying to...
32:45All right, I'll do it.
32:50bringing us back to
32:51the dining room
32:52which tonight is
32:53the gateway for
32:55the Roaring Twenties.
32:59Would Sir care for
33:01a canapé?
33:02If I must...
33:07Champagne?
33:08Well, I wouldn't like
33:11to impair my
33:12critical faculties
33:13but, um, just to
33:14be polite.
33:19Here you come.
33:20Yes?
33:20This is not
33:21lump fish roe.
33:23This is actual
33:24caviar.
33:25Indeed.
33:25Most palatable.
33:26I must say, it does
33:28go down nicely.
33:29Oh, please!
33:30Do have another one.
33:38Ladies and gentlemen,
33:40welcome one and all
33:42to the palace.
33:48This hotel has been
33:49standing here for 70
33:52years, buffeted, of
33:54course, by waves and
33:55wind, but able to
33:57survive the ravages of
34:00time.
34:00Mr. Wendell.
34:03People ask...
34:04Would you spare five
34:05minutes?
34:05Anyone would build a
34:07hotel right by the sea,
34:09but, of course, people
34:10like us like to live on
34:12the edge where the land
34:14is in the sea.
34:14I was intrigued by the
34:15photograph of you both
34:16outside the hotel in
34:191953.
34:22Your hair was much
34:25greyer then.
34:27Would I be right in
34:29thinking that you use
34:30hair dye?
34:34That is a very personal
34:36question, Father.
34:38Well, yes.
34:40But when they found
34:41Mr. Bishop's body,
34:44there was a dark stain
34:45on his temple.
34:48Could that stain have
34:51been from hair dye?
34:52From the person who
34:53buried him?
34:59He sent you a note, didn't
35:01he?
35:02Meet me at Brandreth Bay
35:03at nine o'clock.
35:05Why would you go?
35:07What do you think you're
35:08doing?
35:10We don't need you to save
35:11the hotel.
35:12We're perfectly happy as we
35:13are.
35:14Raymond, I'm sorry if I've
35:17upset everyone.
35:18John, I was angry at the
35:21way Mrs. Parkinson
35:22treated me.
35:23Were you perhaps hoping
35:25to turn back the clock?
35:27What do you mean by that?
35:29At first, I thought Mr.
35:31Bishop was having an affair
35:33with your wife.
35:35But no, I suspect not with
35:39her.
35:40I don't know what you're
35:42implying.
35:44Your wife confirmed that
35:47you have separate bedrooms,
35:49separate lives.
35:53And the champagne would
35:56suggest some sort of
35:57celebration.
35:58Do you remember our
36:00midnight picnics on the
36:02beach?
36:04Yes.
36:06Lying in the sand
36:07needs.
36:11How could I forget?
36:14You will help me,
36:16won't you, Raymond?
36:19Of course.
36:20I knew you wouldn't let me
36:21down.
36:22You never did.
36:23Max, I would do
36:26anything for you.
36:31Do you really think I
36:34would give a second look at
36:35a worn-out old worm like
36:38you?
36:38That was I?
36:39You're going to help me
36:40destroy this place, or I
36:42will tell the whole world
36:43what you really are,
36:45including your sad,
36:48neglected, lonely little
36:50wife.
36:53Mr. Bishop sought to use
36:57his power over you.
37:00But things spiraled out of
37:02control, didn't they?
37:11Now you had a new
37:12problem, his body.
37:19Luckily, some children
37:20had been digging the hole
37:21in the sand, which was
37:24almost the right size.
37:36I did not mean to kill him.
37:39I would be the last person
37:40to condemn anyone for
37:42falling in love.
37:43But in order to spare
37:44people's feelings, you have
37:47been living your life in the
37:48shadows, living a lie which
37:53has not brought happiness to
37:54you or your wife.
38:00What am I meant to do, then?
38:02How do I get out of this
38:04mess?
38:07There is one course of action
38:09which will in time bring you
38:11peace.
38:13You must confess.
38:16ask for God's forgiveness
38:19and take the consequences
38:20of your actions.
38:32Mr. Moon, you really must try
38:35our famous bouillabaisse.
38:37Is it really necessary?
38:39Well, it's seasoned with 22
38:41different herbs and spices.
38:43Is it indeed?
38:44Cynthia, the bouillabaisse.
38:47Actually, Mrs. Parkinson,
38:49we decided not to make
38:50bouillabaisse.
38:52What?
38:52We thought, rather than
38:53follow a hundred-year-old
38:55recipe, that we would go to
38:57the market and see what was
38:58in season.
38:59And what little delicacies
39:00did you find there?
39:01Oh, scallops so fresh they
39:05fell out of their shells.
39:07Silver mackerel, pink lobster.
39:10So we made a fish pie?
39:14Here you go.
39:16Bon appetit.
39:17Well, it does sound intriguing,
39:20but the proof of the pudding...
39:50Mrs. Parkinson,
39:52From your description, I expected this to be a dusty, fusty, old-fashioned establishment.
39:59But you've done wonders with this place.
40:03Décor 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.
40:15Welcome to Anderson's Hotel Guide.
40:18Oh, wonderful, wonderful.
40:20Oh, congratulations.
40:23We've got into the guide. Everything we've worked for all these years.
40:27That's wonderful, darling, but it's all down to you.
40:30It's always been you, and I'm sorry I've been a bad husband.
40:35What do you mean?
40:37Sergeant Oldham, may...
40:40Yes, Mr. Eindle.
40:46There's something I need to confess.
40:53Right, then.
40:55Ready for the off.
40:58I think so.
41:00Have you enjoyed your trip to the seaside?
41:03Spent most of it with a feather duster in me hand, but I do love this place.
41:08Thank you for everything.
41:10You must come and visit us in Kembleford's.
41:13I mean, I know you're busy with the hotel.
41:17Ah, yes, well, that's rather likely to change.
41:21Oh, yes?
41:22Yes.
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.
41:32So, therefore, I've decided to step down and give the baton to Cynthia, who I think you'll agree was more
41:41than 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?
41:59That's good.
42:03Look at that duck over there.
42:08Yes!
42:09No!
42:28Do you know, I just have to say that when I first suggested this trip, it was meant to be
42:35just Isabelle and I.
42:37A mini honeymoon, getting away from it all.
42:40I know.
42:41I always seem to put my foot in it, but...
42:43But, but, I do know that when I married Isabelle, I not only married her talents, her passions, but also
42:54her friends.
42:55No.
42:56And that makes me the luckiest man in the world.
43:02Oh!
43:09And, Aunty Pad, I promise we will be back, just the two of us, but for now...
43:15Yes?
43:16Could you take a photograph of us all?
43:19Yes, and I know just the place.
43:28Everybody, say...
43:29Cheers!
43:31Cheers!
43:33Cheers!
43:33Cheers!
43:46Cheers!
43:48Cheers!
43:50Cheers!
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